{"product_id":"essential-pleasures-a-new-anthology-of-poems-to-read-aloud-with-cd-audio-9780393066081","title":"Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud [With CD (Audio)]","description":"This lively, abundant book is distinguished by its focus on hearing poetry read aloud. Robert Pinsky, beloved for his ability to bring poetry to life as spoken language, has collected poems that sound marvelous in a reader's actual or imagined voice. Pinsky has organized the book into sections with brief introductions that emphasize the attentive, intuitive, and reflective process of listening to poetry. This structure provides an implicit, generous definition-by-example of poetry itself: beginning with \"Short Lines, Frequent Rhymes\" and \"Long Lines\" and proceeding through fundamental themes such as \"Love Poems,\" \"Odes, Complaints, and Celebrations,\" and \"Jokes, Ripostes, Parodies, and Insults.\"\u003cem\u003eEssential Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e gives a fresh setting to traditional favorites, including poems by William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, and Robert Frost, placed among contemporary poems by John Ashbery, Louise Glu]ck, Yusef Komunyakaa, and many others. This is an inviting and distinguished collection and an essential book for every home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393066081\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 6.56w x 1.61d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2009 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2009 pg. 23\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Robert Pinsky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43568666837173,"sku":"9780393066081","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f8bc6222-6da7-49d6-ac56-8ecfbfe6a9a2.jpg?v=1706628379","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/essential-pleasures-a-new-anthology-of-poems-to-read-aloud-with-cd-audio-9780393066081","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}