{"product_id":"take-it-9781933517377","title":"Take It","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"His voice finds shape within every fragment. It is a voice that is at once forlorn and passionate and preoccupied with beauty. . . . Joshua Beckman's poetry wears its heart on its sleeve.\"--\u003ci\u003eSlope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through repetition, rhythm, and a pervasively taut but accessible voice, Beckman sweeps us through his poems.\"--\u003ci\u003eRain Taxi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of poetry's genuinely necessary voices, Joshua Beckman offers a magnanimous vision of the poetic and social landscape, masterfully combining traditional and contemporary concerns and speech patterns in attending to a degraded, yet wondrous world. \u003ci\u003eTake It\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift of profound generosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI feel now like I am saying sorry for something, when\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhat I am saying here is that the unknowing spirit is\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003egreater than the knowing spirit, that no matter what\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eemboldened structure descends to stand before you\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ein its plan and fullness, you do not know what it is.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eShake\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2006), multiple collections of collaborative work, and numerous translations. He lives in both Brooklyn and Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933517377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.90w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/20\/2009 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joshua Beckman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729593766069,"sku":"9781933517377","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c0d700c7-c5f4-4ed7-8422-b6c9cb7d1fdf.jpg?v=1675804170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/take-it-9781933517377","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}