{"product_id":"the-near-and-distant-world-isbn-9781963108651","title":"The Near and Distant World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Most Anticipated Poetry Collection of 2026 from LitHub \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Near and Distant World\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A powerful poetic force . . . Stone illustrates the many ways humans hope to locate life’s meaning.”\u003cb\u003e —LitHub\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In this stunning collection of poems at once personal and universal, Stone considers ghosts and the unseen. . . . a unique selection of poems about time, shadows, emptiness, and dreams.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“A sharp and questioning mind, and the brilliance maturing in her last collection . . . blossoms in her fourth, \u003ci\u003eThe Near and Distant World\u003c\/i\u003e.” \u003cb\u003e—LitHub \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Stone’s many allusions to writers, films, philosophy, and mythology create a vibrant tapestry. The result is a psychically rich and attentive work.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Seeing rather than knowing and feeling rather than thinking preoccupy this poet. . . . Her poems invite us to dream with her.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Seven Days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I loved the unexpected imagery in these poems.” \u003cb\u003e—The Literate Quilter \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e “The brilliant poet Bianca Stone moves from strength to strength. Her powerful new book is a deep pleasure, fueled by a necessary restlessness in the service of discovery, creating a gorgeous tapestry of introspection and seemingly endless creative expression. These wonderfully rich and capacious poems explore the ‘spectacle of historic grief’ set in tension with the ‘afterlyric of childhood.’ \u003ci\u003eThe Near and Distant World\u003c\/i\u003e is bold, daring, darkly funny, heartrending, and honest.” \u003cb\u003e—Peter Gizzi, author of \u003ci\u003eFierce Elegy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\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","brand":"Tin House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233718284517,"sku":"NP9781963108651","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781963108651.jpg?v=1767740649","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-near-and-distant-world-isbn-9781963108651","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}