{"product_id":"breathing-room-poems-of-rest-and-retreat","title":"Breathing Room: Poems of Rest and Retreat","description":"James Crews’ newest poetry collection gives readers permission to find the pause in every moment and cultivate healing from a sense of everyday awe for nature, each other, and our fractured world.\n\nWith the world returning to its old, unsustainable pace (and expecting us to return with it), we all must learn how to make time to slow down, to pause, and to appreciate the beauty around us. In this inspiring collection of poems, award-winning poet and mindfulness educator James Crews models how the smallest moments of deep attention can also be the most joyful and healing. Each poem offers gentle wisdom and comfort, providing life-changing insights that will resonate long after the last page.\n\nThere should be a room in every house\n\nor office building set aside strictly\n\nfor breathing. No speaking allowed,\n\nno phones, clocks, or other devices\n\nmay be brought inside. Let the walls\n\nbe empty and white, only potted ferns\n\nstirring near windows thrown open\n\nto a night-breeze bearing the scents\n\nof jasmine and lilac. You can count\n\nif you like until your heartbeat slows\n\nto its own natural pace, and your mind's\n\nas blank as a page in the back of a book.\n\nIf someone asks for directions, say\n\nit’s the room at the end of the hall\n\nwith nothing else in it but a few plants\n\nand all the air you can breathe.\n\nAWARD-WINNING AUTHOR: James Crews is an award-winning poet and writer. His work has been awarded the Prairie Schooner Prize and Cowles Prize. He has also been featured in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, Ploughshares, and The Sun Magazine.\n\nUNIVERSAL THEMES: Crews’s poems are accessible and relatable, exploring the universal experiences of rest, reflection, and renewal.\n\nENCOURAGES MINDFULNESS: Breathing Room emphasizes the importance of slowing down and cultivating peace amid life’s chaos.\n\nTHOUGHTFUL GIFT: A gorgeous illustrated hardcover case, satin ribbon marker, and spot illustrations throughout make this a giftable collector’s item that will be treasured for decades.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0FCDDNN7F\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.B0FCDDNN7F.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Crews, James\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52645038719263,"sku":"PKV.B0FCDDNN7F.G","price":7.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/breathing-room-poems-of-rest-and-retreat","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}