{"product_id":"the-art-of-description-world-into-word-paperback","title":"The Art of Description: World Into Word - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Doty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt sounds like a simple thing, to say what you see, Mark Doty begins. But try to find words for the shades of a mottled sassafras leaf, or the reflectivity of a bay on an August morning, or the very beginnings of desire stirring in the gaze of someone looking right into your eyes . . . Doty finds refuge in the sensory experience found in poems by Blake, Whitman, Bishop, and others. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Description \u003c\/i\u003eis an invaluable book by one of America's most revered writers and teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMARK DOTY\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eFire to Fire: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2008. He teaches at Rutgers University and lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 140\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 6.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771620557088,"sku":"9781555975630","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bcd9a8fd9cfe1a44448785835da4ec6e.webp?v=1780389757","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-art-of-description-world-into-word-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}