{"product_id":"bramble-hardcover","title":"Bramble - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis seventh collection by acclaimed poet Susan Stewart offers a meditation on difficulty and the powers of nature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the biblical book of Judges, the bramble is a figure of destructive leadership, thwarting the lives of trees. In ballads and fairy tales, roses grow \"'round the briar\" in tragic contrast to heroines who are enveloped by the thorns. One of the oldest English words and an even older symbol, \"bramble\" reminds us of the entangled and unending struggle that comes with living in time and searching beyond appearances. The rough thicket presents impediments, yet it also bears fruit and delicate flowers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eBramble\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Stewart has composed a book of many forms, including satires, elegies, meditations, and songs. \u003ci\u003eBramble \u003c\/i\u003eis also an exploration of the act of making such forms. The book's three sections--\"Mirror,\" \"Briar,\" and \"Channel\"--link lyric time to our lives as they are situated in history and nature. Reflecting upon illness, grief, and change, the poems follow the progress of day and night, the movement of the seasons, and the path of water from springs to the sea.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Stewart\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, critic, and translator. Her previous books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eColumbarium\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, and \u003ci\u003eCinder: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e. A MacArthur Fellow and a former Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, she is also a member of the American Philosophical Society and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Her most recent prose books are \u003ci\u003ePoetry's Nature \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Ruins Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Philadelphia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933690511581,"sku":"9780226847467","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/yD9YyOMATR9780226847467.webp?v=1779065604","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bramble-hardcover","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}