{"product_id":"meet-me-at-the-lighthouse-poems-paperback","title":"Meet Me at the Lighthouse: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA wondrous new collection by Dana Gioia, \"one of America's premier poets and critics\" (Julia Alvarez). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDana Gioia has been hailed for decades as a master of traditional lyric forms, whose expansive and accessible poems are offerings of rare poignancy and insight. In \u003ci\u003eMeet Me at the Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e, he invites us back to old Los Angeles, where the shabby nightclub of the title beckons us into its noirish immortality. Elsewhere, he laments the once-vibrant neighborhood where he grew up, now bulldozed, and recalls his working-class family of immigrants. Gioia describes a haunting from his mother on his birthday, Christmas Eve. Another poem remembers his uncle, a US Merchant Marine. And \"The Ballad of Jesús Ortiz\" tells the story of his great-grandfather, a Mexican vaquero who was shot dead at a tavern in Wyoming during a dispute over a bar tab. \"I praise my ancestors, the unkillable poor,\" Gioia writes. This book is dedicated to their memory. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIncluding poems, song lyrics, translations, and concluding with an unsettling train ride to the underworld, \u003ci\u003eMeet Me at the Lighthouse\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous exploration of nostalgia, mortality, and what makes a life worth living and remembering.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDana Gioia\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five previous collections, including \u003ci\u003e99 Poems: New \u0026amp; Selected\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Poets' Prize, and \u003ci\u003eInterrogations at Noon\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the American Book Award. He is the former California Poet Laureate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9.39 x 5.07 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765758624032,"sku":"9781644452158","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a95a127147ce434e40995971ee282c6d.webp?v=1780279013","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/meet-me-at-the-lighthouse-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}