{"product_id":"in-harmony-with-homophones","title":"In Harmony With Homophones","description":"Mike Wahl is a farmer-philosopher who takes on subjects as small as what kind of plant Japanese beetles like best (Smart-weed) and as large as the fall of the Roman empire. His true subject, however, is the human heart, and how often we fail in our relationships with others, our environment, and our society. Still, there are moments, in \"the temporary camaraderie of exuberance,\" when we can envision a better world. In Wahl's poems, second chances abound, even in the sounds of our words, as when we move from \"razing\" to \"raising.\"\u003cstrong\u003e-Jennifer Horne\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Poet Laureate of Alabama and the author of three books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eBottle Tree, Little Wanderer, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBorrowed Light\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Harmony with Homophones \u003c\/em\u003erepresents a daunting undertaking of building bridges of meaning between words that sound alike. But for this clever poet managing the mating game of homophones such as I'll\/aisle\/isle seems to come naturally. Part of the joy of reading the poems is anticipating just how he is going to harmonize each set. And between the inaugural word of a poem such as \"one\" and the final word \"won\" come the observations and wisdom of a farmer, thinker, poet.\u003cstrong\u003e-Jeanette Willert\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eit was never Eden \u0026amp; Appalachia, Amour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMike Wahl's \u003cem\u003eIn Harmony with Homophones\u003c\/em\u003e is a clever and entertaining scamper through some of the ironies and unexpected associations to be found in English. His well-controlled lines keep steady pace with the natural rhythm and music of the language as we relish its unexpected treasures and absurdities, all the while ranging over a broad panorama of subject matter and theme where Philosophy, Linguistics, Agriculture, and even some Theology come tied together by a durable strand of humor.\u003cstrong\u003e-James Miller Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Caterpillars at Saint Bernard, Boca del Río in the Afternoon, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Empty Chair\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Couverture souple","offer_id":46425079742674,"sku":"9781646626304","price":22.92,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_15003084-32b8-4dc0-8bc6-ab2739d9c8e5.jpg?v=1762899798","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/fr\/products\/in-harmony-with-homophones","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}