{"product_id":"08-31-26-townley-wyatt-making-the-turn","title":"[08\/31\/26] Townley, Wyatt: Making the Turn","description":"\u003cp\u003eLost Horse Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 31, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLife takes many turns from birth to death and back, through love and illness, trauma and ecstasy. In MAKING THE TURN, Wyatt Townley navigates these sometimes sharp and hairpin curves with brilliance and grace. Each section bookmarks a turn in life that turns toward the next. Leaving becomes returning, turning away becomes turning around, and revolution becomes revelation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePunctuated by profound art by renowned Chinese artist Hong Chun Zhang, MAKING THE TURN speaks across race, age, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"I love these poems. Townley’s work is marvelous — spare and full at the same time.\" — Andrei Codrescu\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"These poems are gorgeous, wise, and full of the deep presence. This book is Townley’s poetic gifts at their finest.\" — Traci Brimhall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This powerfully unified collection reaches beyond the earthly to intuit and ponder the severe architecture of the cosmos….MAKING THE TURN offers a rare feast of embodied beauty, courage, and wisdom.\" — Rachel Hadas\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45372689448983,"sku":"9798993313917","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/1784289271-900.jpg?v=1785969820","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/08-31-26-townley-wyatt-making-the-turn","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}