{"product_id":"bright-thorn-poems-2000-2026-paperback","title":"Bright Thorn: Poems 2000-2026 - Paperback","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\u003eDevin Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe selected poems of Devin Johnston, a poet who can \"change the way you breathe\" (Maureen N. McLane). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhy call this plant a weed? Some flowers\u003cbr\u003eevince no difference between\u003cbr\u003egiving and taking, all their powers\u003cbr\u003edispersed unseen beyond a stile\u003cbr\u003ethat your wants might for a little while\u003cbr\u003ebe mine, and open to the light. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBright Thorn\u003c\/i\u003e, distilling Devin Johnston's work across a quarter century and seven books, offers an alternative to our frenzied moment through the calm measured feeling and formal intelligence of his verse. Historical, philosophical, closely observational, and rooted evenly in the deep poetic past and the daily rhythms of American life, these poems open the world to imaginative scrutiny. Johnston is a chronicler in a Yeatsian sense, whose eye, cast discerningly over the landscape, is affectionate yet icily clear.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDevin Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970 and spent his childhood in North Carolina. He is the author of seven previous books of poetry and two books of prose, including \u003ci\u003eCreaturely and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University, in Missouri, where he lives\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47949065453789,"sku":"9780374608835","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/JTT8Zeu8Np9780374608835.webp?v=1779432850","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bright-thorn-poems-2000-2026-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}