{"product_id":"swimmer-9780374536855","title":"Swimmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searching new collection from America's philosopher-poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Koethe, in his tenth volume of poetry, investigates the capricious nature of everyday life, \"the late-night jazz, great sex and all \/ The human shit defining what we are.\" His poems--always dynamic and in process, never static or complete--luxuriate in the questions that punctuate the most humdrum of routines, rendering a robust portrait of an individual: complicated, quotidian, and resounding with truth. \u003ci\u003eThe Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e argues that this \"energizes everything\" life's trivialities, surprises, and disappointments, and the \"terrible feeling of being just about to fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374536855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"John Koethe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42924846383285,"sku":"9780374536855","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2a5b24a6-dd1d-495e-8340-f3232e3a8f7f.jpg?v=1687839647","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/swimmer-9780374536855","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}