{"product_id":"red-rover-red-rover-paperback","title":"Red Rover Red Rover - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBob Hicok\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Hicok's \u003ci\u003eRed Rover Red Rover\u003c\/i\u003e is joyous and macabre, hopeful and morbid, caring and critical. These poems are apocalyptic in tone but tender in their depiction of dying animals, disappearing water, raging fires, and the humans to blame. He calls attention to the dire costs of modern conveniences and begs for our willingness to change. No subject is too high or low for his wide-sweeping gaze, a comfort with extremes that gives his work the quality of an embrace. Threads of humor, romance, and kindness suggest America's capacity to transcend the disastrous present: \"heaven's everywhere \/ someone needs a place to rest \/\/ and someone else says, \/ Come in.\" Hicok presents a high-stakes game of survival and connection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Hicok's ninth collection, \u003ci\u003eHold, \u003c\/i\u003e was published by Copper Canyon Press in 2018. A two-time finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and recipient of the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress, he's also been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships, and eight Pushcart Prizes. His poems have been selected for inclusion in nine volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e He teaches at Virginia Tech.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 97\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769161908512,"sku":"9781556596117","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/705b1ff08178ae0490af4d5934bd247a.webp?v=1780343106","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/red-rover-red-rover-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}