{"product_id":"last-pawn-shop-in-new-jersey-poems-paperback","title":"Last Pawn Shop in New Jersey: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Hoch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith \u003ci\u003eLast Pawn Shop in New Jersey, \u003c\/i\u003e James Hoch gives readers a heart-lugged romp and a work of resistance, conversing with the interstices of public and personal histories and identities in the context of ecological deterioration. Drawing on emotional experiences prompted by his brother's going to war in Afghanistan, the death of his mother from ovarian cancer, and the raising of his sons, Hoch investigates the difficulty of loving and of making beauty in times of crisis when faced with knowledge of its limitations and necessity. Lyrical and meditative, intense and intimate, his poems evoke landscapes with views of the New York water supply system, industrialization along the Hudson River, and the geology of the Palouse in the Pacific Northwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA bare-knuckled argument for the sublime in the context of war and environmental degradation, \u003ci\u003eLast Pawn Shop in New Jersey\u003c\/i\u003e asserts the redemptive power of art as survival.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Hoch\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eMiscreants\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Parade of Hands.\u003c\/i\u003e His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry, Kenyon Review, Poetry Daily, Tin House, \u003c\/i\u003e and many other publications. Originally from New Jersey, he resides in the Hudson Valley and is professor of creative writing at Ramapo College and guest faculty at Sarah Lawrence College.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759482831136,"sku":"9780807174050","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5024ae003fa5ef68111104e10214f2b3.webp?v=1780154106","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/last-pawn-shop-in-new-jersey-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}