{"product_id":"a-nest-in-the-heart-9781948461993","title":"A Nest in the Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Vivienne Popperl\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Places\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Nest in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Vivienne Popperl conjures the lives of her ancestors to better understand their stories and their influence on her life. The poems will take the reader on a journey through Johannesburg, Europe, and the Willamette Valley of Oregon, as the poet faces the age-old question: \"Where do I belong?\" Influenced by the poetry of Elizabeth Woody, she explores how the body's physical landscape intersects and resides within the natural, geographical world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \"Calling on striking imagery and rich musical devices, employing a vibrant flair for a poem's ability to convey whole histories in mere vignettes, Vivienne Popperl gives us a moving first collection....\u003cem\u003eA Nest in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e is an impressive debut.\"-Paulann Petersen, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\"It takes courage to tell the truth of our families, grace to make them shine. \u003cem\u003ePoems of love\/ stitched\/ the blue sky, \u003c\/em\u003e she says of her youth in Johannesburg. Thankfully, throughout \u003cem\u003eA Nest in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, they still do.\"-Claudia F. Saleeby Savage, author of \u003cem\u003eBruising Continents\u003c\/em\u003e \"In her stunning first collection, \u003cem\u003eA Nest in the Heart\u003c\/em\u003e, poet Vivienne Popperl explores the vicissitudes of family with rare lyricism....This fine collection sends shivers up my spine-what beautiful words and what generous sentiments.\"-Dale Champlin, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Barbie Diaries \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCallie Comes of Age\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poetry Box","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45138132959383,"sku":"9781948461993","price":1245.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781948461993.webp?v=1767909911","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-nest-in-the-heart-9781948461993","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}