{"product_id":"rotc-kills-poems-9780062136022","title":"Rotc Kills: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" A] visionary new book of poems and prose meditations.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Susan Stewart, author of \u003cem\u003eColumbarium\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRed Rover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"John Koethe's poems...are profound meditations on time and the curious hold it has on the human psyche. In them, even the most extreme exertions of consciousness are transformed into the faultless measures of clear and beautiful speech.\"\u003cbr\u003e--American Academy of Arts and Letters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eROTC Kills\u003c\/em\u003e is a lyrical and arresting new collection from renowned poet John Koethe, 2011 winner of the Arts and Letters Award and the Lenore Marshall Prize for the year's outstanding work of poetry. As typified by the provocative title piece--a wistful look back at the poet's years at Harvard University in the late sixties--the poetry and prose within evoke the memories and dreams; the literature, popular culture, and philosophy of a generation through the lens of the poet's personal history. In the grand tradition of Wordsworth, Wallace Stevens, and John Ashbery, \u003cem\u003eROTC Kills\u003c\/em\u003e is an important work from a major American poet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062136022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Society of Midland Authors Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/20\/2012 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Koethe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276335833269,"sku":"9780062136022","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9b8815a3-7ff6-4143-9c0b-c74ec3cccb03.jpg?v=1744122862","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rotc-kills-poems-9780062136022","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}