{"product_id":"the-intentions-of-thunder-new-and-selected-poems-hardcover","title":"The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e, language itself becomes weather--charged, clarifying, and resounding, a form of resurrection and survival.\" --National Book Award Judges' Citation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking voices in contemporary poetry, a \"masterful performer and poet of voices too little heard\" (Poetry Foundation).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e gathers, for the first time, the essential work from across Patricia Smith's decorated career. Here, Smith's poems, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain, confront the frightening revelations of history, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry--all the careful witness, embodied experience, and bristling pleasure that it bestows. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lyrical and sly, meditative and volcanic, \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder \u003c\/i\u003eis \"an unforgettable offering from one of the most important voices in poetry\" \u003ci\u003e(Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) and a stunning exploration of the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in \u003ci\u003eThe Intentions of Thunder\u003c\/i\u003e--reaffirming Smith's place as one of the indispensable poets of our time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatricia Smith is an inductee of the American Academy of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences, a recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and a winner of the National Book Award for Poetry. She is the author of nine acclaimed books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eUnshuttered\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Incendiary Art\u003c\/i\u003e, finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize and winner of the 2018 Kingsley and Kate Tufts Poetry Award, the 2017\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, and the 2018 NAACP Image Award; \u003ci\u003eShoulda Been Jimi Savannah, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize from the Academy of American Poets; and\u003ci\u003e Blood Dazzler\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award finalist. A Guggenheim Fellow, a National Endowment for the Arts grant recipient, a finalist for the Neustadt International Prize for Literature, and a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, Smith is a creative writing professor in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University and a former distinguished professor at the City University of New York. She lives in New Jersey with her husband.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51888793813280,"sku":"9781668055724","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/KUt1CiSdCm9781668055724.webp?v=1781922227","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-intentions-of-thunder-new-and-selected-poems-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}