{"product_id":"lines-of-defense-paperback-by-stephen-dunn","title":"Lines of Defense Paperback by Stephen Dunn","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(2015-03-03)\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\u003e96\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780393350722\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\u003e21.08 x 14.22 x 0.76\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“[Stephen Dunn] has taken his place among our major, indispensable poets.”—\u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his seventeenth collection of poetry, Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn confronts the lines we fight against and the ones we draw for ourselves. \u003ci\u003eLines of Defense\u003c\/i\u003e poignantly captures the absurdities of modern life, expectations derailed, the lived life juxtaposed to the imagined life, and the defenses we don to make do. The poems in \u003ci\u003eLines of Defense\u003c\/i\u003e are wry and elegiac, precisely observed and wide-reaching. As with the best of Dunn’s work, they take stock of the quotidian aspects of life, of the essential comedy of getting through the day: finding a lost cat; not being invited to a party; taking a granddaughter to a carnival. The lines of defense are the lines of the verse itself, as poetry forms a stronghold against mortality. This essential volume showcases a poet writing at the height of his powers.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom “Before We Leave”:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhere are we going?\u003cbr\u003e\nIt’s not an issue of here or there.\u003cbr\u003e\nAnd if you ever feel you can’t\u003cbr\u003e\ntake another step, imagine\u003cbr\u003e\nhow you might feel to arrive,\u003cbr\u003e\nif not wiser, a little more aware\u003cbr\u003e\nhow to inhabit the middle ground\u003cbr\u003e\nbetween misery and joy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Dunn\u003c\/b\u003e (1939–2021) was the author of nineteen poetry collections, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning \u003ci\u003eDifferent Hours\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a distinguished professor emeritus at Richard Stockton University and received an Academy Award in Literature, among many other honors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46553151766689,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780393350722","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780393350722.jpg?v=1781728187","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/lines-of-defense-paperback-by-stephen-dunn","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}