These poems are deeply rooted and wildly generous, like the dazzling litany that describes the author’s large vegetable garden, a celebration of sustenance and abundance reflecting the collection itself. She takes us on a long bike ride through the streets of Manhattan and Brooklyn, and the hills of Northern California, asserting a “self” into the many-storied places she lives, “from sea to shining sea.” There is delight in the life and in the language, as the narrator of the poems finds her way in and out of marriages and seeks a way to integrate the experiences- even going so far as to put “the two husbands” together in a poem. The poems take place in a variety of American landscapes, the Atlantic coast of childhood vacations and the foreboding Pacific coast of adulthood. The title poem explores the author’s first encounter with language, namely the letter “h,” which comes to mean things in the real world, like Helen Keller’s first comprehension of the word “water” spelled into her hand. H Is for Harry, the third book of poetry from Susan Sink, is a tightly woven collection of poems on a variety of subjects, including divorce and remarriage, the role of language and literature in life, and the ways in which language contributes to identity. The novel is rich in cultural context and the life of central Minnesota small towns, but also a cautionary tale on what happens when one doesn’t live up to the town’s creed. Paul Thielen tells his story as he struggles to make sense of Chris Miller’s murder and his own response embarks on an inconvenient romance and strives to become whole.
Officer Down, a novel by Susan Sink, tells the story of small town policing in a time of increasing violence in America with sensitivity and grace. In that moment, Chris becomes a hero and Paul a coward. On impulse, he reverses his squad out of the dark alley.
When officer Chris Miller is shot behind Arnold’s Bar in a small Minnesota town, his partner Paul Thielen panics. Shipping costs below are for the first item in the cart. If ordering multiple items, please contact me using the form on the contact page. If you are a bookseller or would like to order multiple copies, contact me directly at note on shipping: I’m not sure shipping will be applied appropriately for multiple items. She is also the author of three volumes and a collected edition of The Art of The Saint John’s Bible. To learn more about The Saint John’s Bible, click here. Susan Sink is the author of two books of poems, H is for Harry and The Way of All the Earth, and Habits, a collection of 100-word stories about the lives of Benedictine Sisters.
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