{"product_id":"this-time-new-and-selected-poems-by-gerald-stern","title":"This Time New and Selected Poems by Gerald Stern","description":"Detailed item info\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis\u003cbr\u003e\"This healthy collection of new poems and selections from seven previous volumes is remarkable for its generosity of spirit, manifested in a warm surrealism that is often turned with humor toward his own past as a way of understanding the recurrent questions of growing old: 'Why did it take so long \/ for me to get lenient? What does it mean one life \/ only?' \" - Publishers Weekly (starred review) \"Gerald Stern's achievement is immense. In this beautiful gathering . . . one encounters a poet who praises and mourns in turn and even at once.\" - Grace Schulman, The Nation \"Stern is one of those rare poetic souls who makes it almost impossible to remember what our world was like before his poetry came to exalt it.\" - C. K. Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA collection of poems which praise and mourn in turn and even at once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Time won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1998. Book jacket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProduct Identifiers\u003cbr\u003eISBN-10 0393319091\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13 9780393319095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKey Details\u003cbr\u003eAuthor Gerald Stern\u003cbr\u003eNumber Of Pages 288 pages\u003cbr\u003eFormat Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date 1999-06-17\u003cbr\u003eLanguage English\u003cbr\u003ePublisher Norton \u0026amp; Company, Incorporated, W. W.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDimensions\u003cbr\u003eWeight 13 Oz\u003cbr\u003eHeight 0.8 In.\u003cbr\u003eWidth 6.1 In.\u003cbr\u003eLength 9.2 In.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTarget Audience\u003cbr\u003eGroup Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassification Method\u003cbr\u003eLCCN 97-043670\u003cbr\u003eLC Classification Number PS3566.L27\u003cbr\u003eDewey Decimal 811\/.54\u003cbr\u003eDewey Edition 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCertain data records © 2016 Bowker. Rights in cover images reserved by owners.","brand":"Publisher Norton \u0026 Company, Incorporated, W. W.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":20653632775,"sku":"","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1170\/6964\/products\/s-l500_1.jpg?v=1462901153","url":"https:\/\/gbcsales.com\/products\/this-time-new-and-selected-poems-by-gerald-stern","provider":"GBC Sales ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}