{"id":290,"date":"2024-10-19T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/?p=290"},"modified":"2024-10-24T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:43:42","slug":"new-book-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/new-book-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Now: Ghost in your Joints by Matt Thomas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"\">Shoals of Starlings Press is thrilled to announce the release of Matt Thomas&#8217;s second poetry collection, <em>Ghosts In Your Joints<\/em>. Building on the voice established in his debut, this collection is a beautiful meditation on the art of noticing\u2014where each observation becomes a revelation. Matt\u2019s poems explore love, ageing, and the fragility of the body, finding grace and meaning in the everyday moments we often overlook. Whether it&#8217;s the simple act of making tea or the quiet frustrations of navigating a partner\u2019s chronic illness, each poem feels like a love letter to the world and the wonder of it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">With a unique blend of tenderness and honesty, <em>Ghosts In Your Joints<\/em> invites readers to pause, look closely, and discover the beauty in the ordinary. Matt Thomas doesn&#8217;t offer easy answers, but instead, he finds meaning in life&#8217;s uncertainties, crafting a collection that feels deeply human and profoundly connected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Join us in celebrating this remarkable work, where noticing is more than just seeing\u2014it&#8217;s a way of saying &#8220;I love you&#8221; to the world we all inhabit. You can purchase the collection <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lulu.com\/shop\/matt-thomas\/ghost-in-your-joints\/paperback\/product-p6y4dmw.html?q=ghost+in+your+joints&amp;page=1&amp;pageSize=4\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"693\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost_in_your_joints_final_front_cover-2.jpg?resize=693%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-293\" style=\"width:500px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost_in_your_joints_final_front_cover-2.jpg?resize=693%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 693w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost_in_your_joints_final_front_cover-2.jpg?resize=203%2C300&amp;ssl=1 203w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/ghost_in_your_joints_final_front_cover-2.jpg?w=700&amp;ssl=1 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 693px) 100vw, 693px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">unspecified<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoals of Starlings Press is thrilled to announce the release of Matt Thomas&#8217;s second poetry collection, Ghosts In Your Joints. Building on the voice established in his debut, this collection is a beautiful meditation on the art of noticing\u2014where each observation becomes a revelation. Matt\u2019s poems explore love, ageing, and the fragility of the body, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","authorName":"shoals","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shoalsofstarlings.com\/shoalsofstarlingspress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}