{"product_id":"accepting-the-disaster-poems-paperback","title":"Accepting the Disaster: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Mehigan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e' 10 Favorite Poetry Books of 2014 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn astonishing new collection from one of our finest emerging poets \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA shark's tooth, the shape-shifting cloud drifting from a smokestack, the smoke detectors that hang, ominous but disregarded, overhead--very little escapes the watchful eye of Joshua Mehigan. The poems in \u003ci\u003eAccepting the Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e range from lyric miniatures like \"The Crossroads,\" a six-line sketch of an accident scene, to \"The Orange Bottle,\" an expansive narrative page-turner whose main character suffers a psychotic episode after quitting medication. Mehigan blends the naturalistic milieu of such great chroniclers of American life as Stephen Crane and Studs Terkel with the cinematic menace and wonder of Fritz Lang. Balanced by the music of his verse, this unusual combination brings an eerie resonance to the real lives and institutions it evokes.\u003cbr\u003e These poems capture with equal tact the sinister quiet of a deserted Main Street, the tragic grandiosity of Michael Jackson, the loneliness of a self-loathing professor, the din of a cement factory, and the saving grandeur of the natural world. This much-anticipated second collection is the work of a nearly unrivaled craftsman, whose first book was called by \u003ci\u003ePoetry \u003c\/i\u003e\"a work of some poise and finish, by turns delicate and robust.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Mehigan\u003c\/b\u003e's first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Optimist\u003c\/i\u003e, was a finalist for the 2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize in Poetry. His poems have appeared in many periodicals, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic, The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Paris Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePoetry, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he has been a frequent contributor of poems and essays. His writing has also been featured in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Daily\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e, and in numerous anthologies. He is the recent recipient of \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 2013 Levinson Prize and of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Mehigan lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759201288480,"sku":"9780374535469","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e7a00a6f5788a031f2e5884bdd19b9b9.webp?v=1780145257","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/accepting-the-disaster-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}