{"product_id":"that-little-something-paperback","title":"That Little Something - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Simic\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat Little Something \u003c\/em\u003eis the superb eighteenth collection from one of America's most vital and honored poets. Over the course of his singular career, Charles Simic has won nearly every accolade, including the Pulitzer Prize, and he served as the poet laureate of the United States from 2007 to 2008.His wry humor and darkly illuminating vision are on full display here as he moves close to the dark ironies of history and human experience. Simic understands the strange interplay between the ordinary and the odd, between reality and imagination. \u003cem\u003eThat Little Something \u003c\/em\u003eis a stunning collection from \"not only one of the most prolific poets but also one of the most distinctive, accessible, and enjoyable\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his eighteenth collection, Charles Simic, the superb poet of the vaguely ominous sound and the disturbing, potentially significant image, moves closer to the dark heart of history and human behavior. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimic understands the strange interplay between ordinary life and extremes, between reality and imagination, and he writes with absolute purity about those contradictory but simultaneous states of being or feeling: \"Everything about you \/ My life, is both \/ Make-believe and real.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA profoundly important poet for our time delivers a stunning book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew poets have been as influential - or as inimitable - as Charles Simic. --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762741772576,"sku":"9780156035392","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b6c252564033e46ee5e2c2907d78ccbc.webp?v=1780224902","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/that-little-something-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}