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In the lovely last poem of this volume, the poet accepts a bittersweet truth he cannot change. The soul must seek another outlet as children outgrow the past. Like Fike-and Kerouac, too-we may love the beauty of words, words, words stretched out, limitless, though, in the end, poetry of this caliber leads us to understand when and why they must leave off, as well. -Stephen Bluestone","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51010289205521,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51010292678929,"sku":"NIN9780984100576","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0984100571.jpg?v=1751236035"},{"product_id":"all-things-in-common-book-rupert-fike-9781959346937","title":"All Things in Common","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ein\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCommon \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/i\u003e by Georgia poet Rupert Fike is a vibrant, multi-voiced poetry collection chronicling the rise of The Farm-a 1970s commune in rural Tennessee founded by hippies and activists seeking to redefine the American Dream. Through poems that blend social and personal history, Fike captures the idealism, absurdity, and raw humanity of a countercultural movement that pushed boundaries, questioned norms, and embraced community. With his signature blend of dark humor, tenderness, and hopeful vision, Fike invites readers into a world where utopia was improvised, lived, and sometimes stumbled over-offering a timely reminder of the enduring power of collective dreaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRupert Fike's \u003ci\u003eAll Things in Common\u003c\/i\u003e is a multi-voiced account of how a group of hippies and activists took the American Dream further than it had ever gone before-perhaps further than it was ever meant to go-transforming a patch of Tennessee wilderness into a makeshift utopia called The Farm. It interweaves social history and personal history in poems that are readable, quirky, tender and hilarious, full of Fike's trademark dark humor as well as an unfathomable and unreasonable hope for us all that's steeped in the true spirit of the best of American dreaming, just when we need it most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Cecilia Woloch, award-winning poet, teacher, and recipient of NEA and Fulbright Foundation fellowships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRupert Fike left the University of Georgia in his junior year to work in the Peace and Civil Rights movements of the late 1960s. He and his wife, Kathy, moved to San Francisco, where they helped found The Farm, a spiritual community in middle Tennessee. They have two daughters and three grandchildren and currently reside in Clarkston, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRupert Fike's second collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eHello the House (Snake Nation Press) \u003c\/i\u003ewas named as one of the Books All Georgians Should Read, 2018 by The Georgia Center for the Book. He was the finalist as Georgia Author of the Year\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eafter his first collection, \u003ci\u003eLotus Buffet \u003c\/i\u003e(Brick Road Poetry Press, 2011). 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