{"product_id":"the-inside-of-an-apple-paperback","title":"The Inside of an Apple - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you take a broad squint at our nation's new poets you can find two general strategies: poets who are carrying the torch, and poets who are using it to start fires. And then we have Joshua Beckman. He seems to be doing everything.--Daniel Handler, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeckman . . . does the incredible work of writing poems full of desire, for a world in the midst of radical upheaval.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review for \u003ci\u003eTake It\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Beckman is at his most immediate, attentive, and available in \u003ci\u003eThe Inside of an Apple\u003c\/i\u003e. Beckman's latest collection of sincere, spare poems invites the reader to experience a revelation of consciousness and a generosity of spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLet my still dark soul\u003cbr\u003ebe music. A made whistle\u003cbr\u003efloating out a window\u003cbr\u003earranged.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome little thing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efell and I picked it up\u003cbr\u003eand up it kept on going.\u003cp\u003eEight dead stars \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003emake a sickle, \u003cbr\u003eand the earth\u003cbr\u003eis covered in grass.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books, including collections of poetry, translations, and collaborations. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Beckman was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of nine books, including the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Inside of an Apple\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2013), \u003ci\u003eTake It\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShake\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYour Time Has Come\u003c\/i\u003e, and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer: \u003ci\u003eNice Hat. Thanks.\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e. He is an editor at Wave Books and has translated numerous works of poetry and prose, including \u003ci\u003eMicrograms\u003c\/i\u003e, by Jorge Carrera Andrade, \u003ci\u003e5 Meters of Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010) by Carlos Oquendo de Amat and \u003ci\u003ePoker\u003c\/i\u003e (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008) by Tomaz Salamun, which was a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in Translation Award. He is also the recipient of numerous other awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769948864800,"sku":"9781933517759","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9ffff944f5fda528acbe25dff487f80.webp?v=1780360622","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-inside-of-an-apple-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}