{"product_id":"like-a-man-gone-mad-poems-in-a-new-century-hardcover","title":"Like a Man Gone Mad: Poems in a New Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSamuel Hazo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHazo, National Book Award finalist and former State Poet of Pennsylva-nia, transports the reader with poems of both lament and celebration in his sensual new collection. \u003ci\u003eLike a Man Gone Mad\u003c\/i\u003e features much of the spare yet precise imagery of his earlier work. Searing portraits, a deft use of allegorical language, and a wry sense of humor are all signatures of Hazo's unique voice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking up the theme of time, the poems carry the reader back and forth through personal and historical time, offering glimpses of a wide range of figures, from Pascal and Heraclitus to John F. Kennedy and Clark Gable. From each vantage point, Hazo meditates on themes of vitality and longevity, legacy and oblivion, and the enduring folly of both the individual and society. Accessible and eminently readable, the po-ems in\u003ci\u003e Like a Man Gone Mad \u003c\/i\u003eembody a rich intellectual and emotional curiosity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSamuel Hazo\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the International Poetry Forum in Pittsburgh, where he is also McAnulty Distinguished Professor of English Emeritus at Duquesne University. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Rest is Prose, As They Sail, Stills, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThis Part of the World, \u003c\/i\u003e the latter two published by Syracuse University Press. His translations include Nadia Tueni's \u003ci\u003eLebanon: Twenty Poems for One Love, \u003c\/i\u003ealso published by Syracuse University Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 114\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.51 x 5.89 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757827457312,"sku":"9780815609575","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9556c1890df0f8f3a39a9d25835f9f63.webp?v=1780112711","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/like-a-man-gone-mad-poems-in-a-new-century-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}