{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-sirius-paperback","title":"The Shadow of Sirius - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatured on NPR's Fresh Air and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonored as one of the Best Books of the Year from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory. --Pulitzer Prize Committee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his personal anonymity, his strict individuated manner, his defense of the earth, and his heartache at time's passing, Merwin has become instantly recognizable on the page; he has made for himself that most difficult of creations, an accomplished style. --Helen Vendler, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Merwin is one of the great poets of our age.\"--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Shadow of Sirius is] the very best of all Merwin: I have been reading William since 1952, and always with joy. --Harold Bloom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Merwin's] best book in a decade--and one of the best outright... The poems... feel fresh and awake with a simplicity that can only be called wisdom. --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerwin's gentle wisdom and attentiveness to the world are alive as ever. These deeply reflective meditations move through light and darkness, old love and turning seasons to probe the core of human existence. --\u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Shadow of Sirius] shows the earthly possibilities of simple completeness in a writer's mature work. More than an achievement in poetry, this is an achievement in writing. --\u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe nuanced mysteries of light, darkness, presence, and memory are central themes in W.S. Merwin's new book of poems. \"I have only what I remember,\" Merwin admits, and his memories are focused and profound--the distinct qualities of autumn light, a conversation with a boyhood teacher, well-cultivated loves, and \"our long evenings and astonishment.\" In \"Photographer,\" Merwin presents the scene where armloads of antique glass negatives are saved from a dumpcart by \"someone who understood.\" In \"Empty Lot,\" Merwin evokes a child lying in bed at night, listening to the muffled dynamite blasts of coal mining near his home, and we can't help but ask: How shall we mine our lives?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esomewhere the Perseids are falling\u003cbr\u003etoward us already at a speed that would\u003cbr\u003eburn us alive if we could believe it\u003cbr\u003ebut in the stillness after the rain ends\u003cbr\u003enothing is to be heard but the drops falling\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e, author of over fifty books, is America's foremost poet. His last two books were honored with major literary awards: \u003ci\u003eMigration \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Book Award, and \u003ci\u003ePresent Company \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Bobbitt Prize from the Library of Congress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW.S. Merwin is the author of over fifty books of poetry, prose, and translations. He has earned every major literary prize, most recently the National Book Award for Migration: New and Selected Poems. He lives in Hawaii where he raised endangered palm trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 117\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771610857760,"sku":"9781556593109","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08df6e347adb644cd2c8418b8615f862.webp?v=1780389510","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-sirius-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}