{"product_id":"picnic-lightning-9780822956709","title":"Picnic, Lightning","description":"Winner of the 1999 Paterson Poetry Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the past decade, Billy Collins has emerged as the most beloved American poet since Robert Frost, garnering critical acclaim and broad popular appeal. Annie Proulx admits, I have never before felt possessive about a poet, but I am fiercely glad that Billy Collins is ours. John Updike proclaims his poems consistently startling, more serious than they seem, they describe all the worlds that are and were and some others besides. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This special, limited edition celebrates Billy Collins's years as U.S. Poet Laureate. \u003ci\u003ePicnic, Lightning\u003c\/i\u003e--one of the books that helped establish and secure his reputation and popularity during the 1990s--combines humor and seriousness, wit and sublimity. His poems touch on a wide range of subjects, from jazz to death, from weather to sex, but share common ground where the mind and heart can meet. Whether reading him for the first time or the fiftieth, this collector's edition is a must-have for anyone interested in the poet the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e calls simply the real thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/29\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822956709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 6.10w x 0.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/1998 pg. 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/1998 pg. 1086\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Billy Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36644845224092,"sku":"9780822956709","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_606bfc99-b6cf-45f9-a996-35a4ebc70e57.jpg?v=1603859618","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/picnic-lightning-9780822956709","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}