{"product_id":"the-lice-paperback","title":"The Lice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Zapruder\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Fiftieth Anniversary edition celebrates one of the most ground-breaking books in American poetry. When first published in 1967, W.S. Merwin's \u003ci\u003eThe Lice\u003c\/i\u003e was ground-breaking. Its visionary urgency directly engaged the nexus of aesthetics and morality, exerting an immediate and lasting effect on the writing and reading of poetry. Like all great art, this monumental work continues to inspire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Merwin discussed in an interview, \"\u003ci\u003eThe Lice\u003c\/i\u003e was written at a time when I really felt there was no point in writing. I got to the point where I thought the future was so bleak that there was no point in writing anything at all. And so the poems kind of pushed their way upon me. I would be out growing vegetables and walking around the countryside when all of a sudden I'd find myself writing a poem, and I'd write it.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the War is Over\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the war is over\u003cbr\u003eWe will be proud of course the air will be\u003cbr\u003eGood for breathing at last\u003cbr\u003eThe water will have been improved the salmon\u003cbr\u003eAnd the silence of heaven will migrate more perfectly\u003cbr\u003eThe dead will think the living are worth it we will know\u003cbr\u003eWho we are\u003cbr\u003eAnd we will all enlist again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e is one of America's greatest poets. His recent books of poems have been honored with a Pulitzer prize, a National Book Award, and the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress. He lives in Hawaii.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. S. Merwin: W.S. Merwin served as Poet Laureate of the United States and has received every major literary accolade, including two Pulitzer prizes, most recently for The Shadow of Sirius (Copper Canyon) and the National Book Award for Migration: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771607023904,"sku":"9781556594984","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dd86b5d84966939e494a102a394e1d41.webp?v=1780389399","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-lice-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}