{"product_id":"pictures-of-the-floating-world-9798888970041","title":"Pictures of the Floating World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished seven years after her debut collection \u003ci\u003eA Dome of Many-Coloured Glasses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePictures of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e (1919), is another dazzling volume of poetry from the Pulitzer Prize winning poet, Amy Lowell.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Divided into two sections; \u003ci\u003ePictures of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e finds inspiration from both Japanese and Chinese poetry, with Lowell trying her hand at the hokku and Chinoiserie. In poems like \"Reflections\" and \"Falling Snow,\" Lowell paints delicate pictures of experiencing nature, with stanzas such as, \"When I looked into your eyes \/ I saw a garden \/ With peonies, and tinkling pagodas \/ And round-arched bridges,\" and, \"The snow whispers about me \/ And my wooden clogs \/ Leave holes behind me in the snow \/ But no one will pass this way.\" And in the second section, \"Planes of Personality,\" Lowell treads familiar ground with over a dozen lyrical poems, written just after the publication of her second collection, \u003ci\u003eSword Blades and Poppy Seed\u003c\/i\u003e and up to April 1919. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition Amy Lowell's \u003ci\u003ePictures of the Floating World\u003c\/i\u003e is a classic work of American poetry reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798888970041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Amy Lowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43067781972149,"sku":"9798888970041","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_4534a19d-14b2-4f1e-bb7d-58a2c57aabad.jpg?v=1690865374","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pictures-of-the-floating-world-9798888970041","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}