{"product_id":"vinegar-hill-poems-hardcover","title":"Vinegar Hill: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eBrooklyn\u003c\/i\u003e, Colm Tóibín's first collection of poetry explores sexuality, religion, and belonging through a modern lens\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of Colm Tóibín's novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Master\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNora Webster\u003c\/i\u003e, will relish the opportunity to re-encounter Tóibín in verse. \u003ci\u003eVinegar Hill\u003c\/i\u003e explores the liminal space between private experiences and public events as Tóibín examines a wide range of subjects--politics, queer love, reflections on literary and artistic greats, living through COVID, and facing mortality. The poems reflect a life well-traveled and well-lived; from growing up in the town of Enniscorthy, wandering the streets of Dublin, and crossing the bridges of Venice to visiting the White House, readers will travel through familiar locations and new destinations through Tóibín's unique lens. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWithin this rich collection of poems written over the course of several decades, shot through with keen observation, emotion, and humor, Tóibín offers us lines and verses to provoke, ponder, and cherish.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eColm Tóibín\u003c\/b\u003e is an Irish novelist, essayist, playwright, and poet. He is currently the Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of the Humanities at Columbia University. He has been short-listed 3 times for the Booker Prize and has won the Los Angeles Times Novel of the Year, the Costa Novel of the Year, the Stonewall Book Award, the Lambda Literary Award, and the Irish PEN Award for his contribution to Irish literature. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and is a vice president of the Royal Society of Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766921068832,"sku":"9780807006535","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7398027fdde4ea3baa3281c709e325c0.webp?v=1780301034","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/vinegar-hill-poems-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}