{"product_id":"blue-colonial","title":"Blue Colonial","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Roderick's poems are exquisitely made with language that is rich and precise. . . . He convinces us that we are all pilgrims committing our acts of courage as well as our little crimes. This book is immensely rewarding.\"--James Tate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBlue Colonial, \u003c\/i\u003e David Roderick memorializes his hometown by excavating and re-imagining its individual and collective histories. Set in Plymouth, Massachusetts, where English colonists first settled in 1620, \u003ci\u003eBlue Colonial\u003c\/i\u003e uses dramatic and narrative effects to explore the burdens of historical inheritance: vanished Native American tribes, the seeds of American culture, and our physical and psychological encroachment upon the natural landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether he is writing about historical legacy or his own backyard, Roderick has arrived at a voice of distinct solitariness and precise observation. With passion and sly wit, he has composed a strangely luminous book, a poetry collection that resonates with gravity, fine music, and a deep regard for the task of being human in the world. With an introduction by Robert Pinsky.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David Roderick","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44816589258794,"sku":"9780977639502","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44816589291562,"sku":"9780977639519","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/0891\/6522\/files\/blue-colonial-5973599.jpg?v=1789040409","url":"https:\/\/thepoetryshop.com\/products\/blue-colonial","provider":"The Poetry Shop LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}