{"product_id":"almost-an-elegy-new-and-later-selected-poems-paperback","title":"Almost an Elegy: New and Later Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLinda Pastan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, \u003cem\u003eAlmost an Elegy\u003c\/em\u003e reflects on beauty, old age, and the probability of loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith signature precision and quiet power, selections from \u003cem\u003eThe Last Uncle\u003c\/em\u003e (2002) and \u003cem\u003eQueen of a Rainy Country\u003c\/em\u003e (2006) explore childhood, love, landscape, and the many pleasures of the imagination. Poems from \u003cem\u003eInsomnia\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eTraveling Light\u003c\/em\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\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751524860192,"sku":"9781324076193","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ef7e4ccb23431fe1697c4814cf74f66d.webp?v=1779975013","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/almost-an-elegy-new-and-later-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}