Paperback. In her new collection, Central to the Task, Lisa Rhoades offers poems that explore gardens, neighborhoods, and the intimate rooms of family life and reflect on the delicate balance between sorrow and grace. Rhoades attends to details of nature-forsythia blooming into spring, birds moving through the branches before dawn, light shifting on water. She demonstrates how closely the rhythms of the landscape mirror the life of the heart. Her poems focus steadily on illness, loss, marriage, parenting, and the passage of time, with a quiet reverence for everyday moments. Using free verse and formal structures, Rhoades's voice remains clear, observant, and deeply humane. A fallen bird, a winter shoreline, acts of tending a garden, and memories of loved ones form a startling gateway into questions about belonging and resilience. Rhoades returns repeatedly to what remains essential--a microcosm of daily life that inevitably explodes into a universe.Contemplative, honest, and quietly hopeful, Central to the Task invites readers to pause and to notice the overlooked grace surrounding them. Poems rooted in gardens, family, and the natural world reflect on grief, love, and renewal. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Title: Central to the Task (Paperback)
Publisher: Saint Julian Press, Inc.
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1955194491
ISBN 13: 9781955194495
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new

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In her new collection, Central to the Task, Lisa Rhoades offers poems that explore gardens, neighborhoods, and the intimate rooms of family life and reflect on the delicate balance between sorrow and grace.

Rhoades attends to details of nature-forsythia blooming into spring, birds moving through the branches before dawn, light shifting on water. She demonstrates how closely the rhythms of the landscape mirror the life of the heart. Her poems focus steadily on illness, loss, marriage, parenting, and the passage of time, with a quiet reverence for everyday moments.

Using free verse and formal structures, Rhoades's voice remains clear, observant, and deeply humane. A fallen bird, a winter shoreline, acts of tending a garden, and memories of loved ones form a startling gateway into questions about belonging and resilience. Rhoades returns repeatedly to what remains essential--a microcosm of daily life that inevitably explodes into a universe.

Contemplative, honest, and quietly hopeful, Central to the Task invites readers to pause and to notice the overlooked grace surrounding them.

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