{"product_id":"unending-blues-poems-paperback","title":"Unending Blues: 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\u003eWhether he draws for inspiration on American blues, Serbian folktales, or Greek myths, Simic's words have a way of their own. Each of these forty-four poems is a powerful mixture of concrete images. Each records the reality and myth of the world around us-and in us. \"Short, perfectly shaped, Simic's poems float past like feathers, turning one way, then another\" (Village Voice).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the line between dream and reality dissolves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eModern American Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Poems that capture the grit of American life, from dying mill towns to city avenues, viewed through a uniquely perceptive lens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMyth and Folklore: \u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on American blues, Serbian folktales, and Greek myths, Simic creates a landscape that is both familiar and strangely new.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty and Imaginative: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover a voice full of dark humor and unexpected turns, where morticians stroll with angels and history has a cruel sense of irony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStriking Imagery: \u003c\/b\u003e Each poem builds a world from powerful, concrete images--a fine-tooth comb in a judge's pocket, a fly on a lover's nose, a hearse with trash cans in the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.4 x 4.81 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 21, 1986\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913360666848,"sku":"9780156928311","price":17.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/t4sguKdY299780156928311.webp?v=1781198988","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/unending-blues-poems-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}