{"product_id":"in-defense-of-nothing-selected-poems-1987-2011-9780819574305","title":"In Defense of Nothing: Selected Poems, 1987-2011","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new lyricism for the twenty-first century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRunner-up for the William Carlos Williams Award (2015)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince his celebrated first book of poetry, Peter Gizzi has been hailed as one of the most significant and distinctive voices writing today. Gathered from over five collections, and representing close to twenty-five years of work, the poems in this generous selection strike a dynamic balance of honesty, emotion, intellectual depth and otherworldly resonance--in Gizzi's work, poetry itself becomes a primary ground of human experience. Haunted, vibrant, and saturated with luminous detail, Gizzi's poetry enlists the American vernacular in a magical and complex music. \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Nothing\u003c\/i\u003e is an immensely valuable introduction to the work of this extraordinary and singular poet. Check for the online reader's companion at http: \/\/petergizzi.site.weleyan.edu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wesleyan University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780819574305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 6.47w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e L.A. Times Book Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2014\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Peter Gizzi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43544058233013,"sku":"9780819574305","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_015d6e5d-711c-4c77-8449-ae0664815665.jpg?v=1706118212","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-defense-of-nothing-selected-poems-1987-2011-9780819574305","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}