Above Ground -- Clint Smith, Hardcover Apparel unburdened by (literal and emotional)

unburdened by (literal and emotional) baggage

It's here that they have perfected the architecture of control

Xue is facing the possibility of a lifetime of servitude playing the qin for nobles that praise her talent with one breath and sneer at her lowly social status with the next

but the years are short

Above Ground -- Clint Smith, Hardcover Apparel unburdened by (literal and emotional)A New York Times bestselling poetry collection from Clint Smith, author of #1 bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award winner How the Word Is Passed. "A joyful embrace and legacy of bright language and poignant questions." Aimee Nezhukumatathil, author of World of Wonders Clint Smith's vibrant and compelling new collection traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the