{"product_id":"the-smoke-of-distant-fires-paperback","title":"The Smoke of Distant Fires - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEduardo Chirinos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eG. J. Racz\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplex and multidimensional, \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke of Distant Fires\u003c\/i\u003e encompasses a wholeness for vision, one that's expansive, even symphonic.--From the Introduction by Daniel Shapiro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Smoke of Distant Fires\u003c\/i\u003e contains thirteen new poems from the contemporary Peruvian poet, essayist, critic, translator, and children's book author, Eduardo Chirinos. Precisely organized and formally inventive, each poem in the collection is itself a collection of ten numbered stanzas, and each of the stanzas themselves are fully formed poems, a series of rhythmic, elliptical fables from a fully recognizable, yet wholly original, world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third collection of Chirinos's poetry to appear in English, \u003ci\u003eThe Smoke of Distant Fires\u003c\/i\u003e signals an exciting new direction in Chirinos's poetics--its multivocal stanzas, evocative intertextuality, and enigmatic transparency join forces to perform a poignant interrogation of what it means to write poetry in the early twenty-first century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Chirinos\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of Peru's 80's Generation and the author of several poetry collections, for which he has receive the Premio Casa de Am ica and the Premio Generaci n del 27. He currently teaches at the University of Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. J. Racz is an associate professor at Long Island University-Brooklyn, and former president of the American Literary Translators Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator. His translation of Tom s Harris's \u003ci\u003eCipango\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Bucknell University Press. He is Director of Literature and Editor of \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e at the Americas Society in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEduardo Chirinos\u003c\/b\u003e is a member of Peru's 80's Generation and the author of several poetry collections, for which he has receive the Premio Casa de Améica and the Premio Generación del 27. He currently teaches at the University of Montana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eG. J. Racz is an associate professor at Long Island University-Brooklyn, and former president of the American Literary Translators Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Shapiro\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator. His translation of Tomás Harris's \u003ci\u003eCipango\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Bucknell University Press. He is Director of Literature and Editor of \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e at the Americas Society in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 106\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.43 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Literary Award (2013)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769938706720,"sku":"9781934824382","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/91dc0be553adff8c82305ab53ab098f3.webp?v=1780360308","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-smoke-of-distant-fires-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}