{"product_id":"the-near-and-distant-world-poems-paperback","title":"The Near and Distant World: Poems - 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\u003eBianca Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA vivid, enthralling new collection of poems from the Vermont Poet Laureate and award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eWhat is Otherwise Infinite, The Möbius Strip Club of Grief, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSomeone Else's Wedding Vows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her latest, brilliant collection, Bianca Stone continues to explore and interrogate the full spectrum of life, from an unexpectedly intimate conversation with an internet technician in Brooklyn, to a deep dive into Greek mythology, psychoanalysis, and modern philosophy. \"I am thinking of what it means to be alive in this world,\" Stone muses, \"I want to get it not \u003ci\u003eright\u003c\/i\u003e but near.\" With her signature incisive perspective, Stone debates the paradoxes of finding one's own self amid parenthood, global change, and the constant press of mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these fifty-one poems, Stone seamlessly ties together allusions to Jordan Peele's \u003ci\u003eNope, \u003c\/i\u003eRilke's elegies, and other cultural touchstones to arrive at new revelations. With fluidity and wryness, she brings readers to the brink of psychic wounds, operatic dramas, and strange dreams, with a fresh narrative in the rich mytho-poetic tradition.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBIANCA STONE is a Vermont-based poet and scholar currently serving as Vermont's poet laureate. Stone is the author of over many books, including the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eWhat is Otherwise Infinite\u003c\/i\u003e which received the 2022 Vermont Book Award and \u003ci\u003eThe Near and Distant World, \u003c\/i\u003eout from Tin House in 2026. Her poetry and writings have appeared widely in such magazines as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, Poets and Writers, The Nation \u003c\/i\u003eand the Best American Poetry series. In 2013 she co-founded the poetry-based nonprofit, Ruth Stone House, where she organizes events and retreats, teaches classes on poetry and poetic study, hosts the \u003ci\u003eOde \u0026amp; Psyche Podcast.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.94 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336963645805,"sku":"9781963108651","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/EqztUrkIZ9781963108651.webp?v=1778922785","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-near-and-distant-world-poems-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}