{"product_id":"almost-an-elegy-paperback-by-linda-pastan","title":"Almost an Elegy Paperback by Linda Pastan","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                            \n                                \n                                    \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                                    \u003cul\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eWW Norton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-08-20)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e144\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781324076193\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e136.08\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                        \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e8.23 x 5.48 x 0.41\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                                    \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                                    \u003cbr\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving and incandescent volume from a poet celebrated for her “unfailing mastery of her medium” (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn poems of graceful lyricism and penetrating observation, award-winning poet Linda Pastan sheds new light on the complexities of ordinary life and the rising tide of mortality. Drawing from Pastan’s five most recent volumes and including over thirty new poems, \u003ci\u003eAlmost an Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e reflects on beauty, old age, and the probability of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith signature precision and quiet power, selections from \u003ci\u003eThe Last Uncle\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eQueen of a Rainy Country\u003c\/i\u003e (2006) explore childhood, love, landscape, and the many pleasures of the imagination. Poems from \u003ci\u003eInsomnia\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) and \u003ci\u003eTraveling Light\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) chime with similar themes of aging, memory, and language. The new poems offer a profound portrait of a poet contemplating her life and the endurance of art, amidst the fleeting beauty of nature and the everyday losses that accompany old age. In “The Collected Poems,” Pastan writes, “For years I wrestled \/ with syllables, with silence.” Now, after a long and celebrated career, the poet rests “in a hammock of words, waiting \/ for the sun to rise again \/ over the horizon of the page.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhether in a lush evocation of an impressionist painting or a wry and wistful ode to a car key, Pastan finds lucid meaning in the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                                    \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                    \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Pastan\u003c\/b\u003e (1932–2023) was the author of fifteen volumes of poems. A two-time National Book Award finalist and former poet laureate of Maryland, her many honors include the Maurice English Award and the 2003 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. Her poems have been translated into eight languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \n                            \n                            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45452222857377,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781324076193","price":21.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781324076193.jpg?v=1764260314","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/almost-an-elegy-paperback-by-linda-pastan","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}