{"product_id":"scribbled-in-the-dark-poems-paperback","title":"Scribbled in the Dark: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Simic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate, a collection of elegiac, irreverent new poems--an American master at the height of his talent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic hums with the liveliness of the writer's pen. Scribbled in the Dark brings the poet's signature sardonic sense of humor, piercing social insight, and haunting lyricism to diverse and richly imagined landscapes. Peopled by policemen, presidents, kids in Halloween masks, a fortune-teller, a fly on the wall of the poet's kitchen; set on crowded New York streets, on park benches, and under darkened skies; the pages within toy with the end of the world and its infinity. Simic continues to be an imitable voice in modern American poetry and one of its finest chroniclers of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when one of America's greatest poets turns his eye to the absurdities of modern life?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSurreal Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Find the profound in the mundane, from a fly on a kitchen wall to a shadow in a pitch-dark fishbowl.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUrban Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Walk the crowded, dimly-lit streets of New York City and other richly imagined American landscapes where anything can happen.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilosophical Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Grapple with mortality, infinity, and the human condition in poems that are both hauntingly lyrical and deeply insightful.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLiterary Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Experience the peerless craft of a Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate at the height of his powers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning former poet laureate, a collection of elegiac, irreverent new poems--an American master at the height of his talent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe latest volume of poetry from Charles Simic hums with the liveliness of the writer's pen. \u003cem\u003eScribbled in the Dark\u003c\/em\u003e brings the poet's signature sardonic sense of humor, piercing social insight, and haunting lyricism to diverse and richly imagined landscapes. Peopled by policemen, presidents, kids in Halloween masks, a fortune-teller, and a fly on the wall of the poet's kitchen; set on crowded New York streets, on park benches, and under darkened skies; the pages within toy with the end of the world and its infinity. Simic continues to be an inimitable voice in modern American poetry and one of its finest chroniclers of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058039283936,"sku":"9780062661180","price":17.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/JHbrnuQHBL9780062661180.webp?v=1781389722","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/scribbled-in-the-dark-poems-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}