{"product_id":"eldest-daughter-paperback","title":"Eldest Daughter - 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\u003eAva Leavell Haymon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEldest Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, Ava Leavell Haymon displays her mastery of the craft and engages us with the poetic gifts we have come to expect from her. As in previous collections, she combines the sensory and the spiritual in wild verbal fireworks. Concrete descriptions of a woman's life in the mid-twentieth-century American South mix with wider concerns about family lies and truths, and a culture that supports or forbids clear speech. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a passage from \"The Holy Ghost Attends Vacation Bible School,\" the physical world of children interplays with the divine: \u003cbr\u003eThe least likely place the Holy Ghost ever descended\u003cbr\u003ewas in east Mississippi. Red clay hills\u003cbr\u003eand church politics soured on years of inbreeding.\u003cbr\u003eEvery deacon drove a pickup. At Bible School, \u003cbr\u003ethe kids played red rover and rolled down\u003cbr\u003ethe sharp slope behind the Baptist church.\u003cbr\u003eHe recognized the dizziness at the bottom\u003cbr\u003eand the fear of having your name called, \u003cbr\u003ebut the grass stains, the torn blouses\u003cbr\u003eand sprained wrists--these were beyond Him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHaymon's poems encourage us to revel in the natural world and enjoy its delights, as well as to confront the difficult realities that keep us from doing so.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAva Leavell Haymon\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eWhy the House Is Made of Gingerbread\u003c\/i\u003e, Kitchen Heat, and \u003ci\u003eThe Strict Economy of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches poetry writing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and directs a writers' retreat center in the mountains of New Mexico.\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 0.29 x 8.44 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50321369104621,"sku":"9780807153376","price":22.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/FPMQOI2iMv9780807153376.webp?v=1784792461","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/eldest-daughter-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}