{"product_id":"we-meet-9780811217583","title":"We Meet","description":"The singular work of Kenneth Patchen has influenced poets, artists and political activists for decades. New Directions is proud to launch a Patchen revival beginning with omnibus editions of his unique compositions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Meet\u003c\/em\u003e highlights Patchen's more outlandish side and includes, like fabrics stitched into a crazy quilt, \u003cem\u003eBecause It Is, A Letter to God, Poemscapes, Hurrah For Anything, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAflame \u0026amp; Afun of Walking Faces\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Because to understand one must begin somewhere,\" opens Patchen's fabulous book of poems \u003cem\u003eBecause It Is\u003c\/em\u003e: perhaps the most ideal reason for such a melting pot of poetry. Open any page at random and find Patchen protesting the Second World War (\u003cem\u003eA Letter to God\u003c\/em\u003e), or telling the tale of how hot water first came to be tracked onto bedroom floors (\u003cem\u003eAflame and Afun of Walking Faces\u003c\/em\u003e), or informing the reader what happened when the nervous vine wouldn't twine \u003cem\u003e(Because It Is\u003c\/em\u003e), or why he loathes those who act as if a cherry were something they personally thought up (\u003cem\u003eHurrah For Anything\u003c\/em\u003e), or answering what he wants out of life: \"let's say--no matter\" (\u003cem\u003ePoemscapes\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811217583\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Kenneth Patchen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45316454449333,"sku":"9780811217583","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6b952abf-c6e9-48b5-a412-d33b917a784f.jpg?v=1745331296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/we-meet-9780811217583","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}