{"product_id":"canvas-poems-paperback","title":"Canvas: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAdam Zagajewski\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ivry\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eRenata Gorczynski\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCanvas\u003c\/i\u003e, Zagajewski's second book to appear in English, features all of this poet's distinctive traits. In these sixty-one poems, syntax explodes, masses of detail spill from profuse catalogs, lines break in ways apt but unexpected, and compressed lyrics alternate with extended riffs. European culture is the poet's native province throughout these explorations, and time is a recurrent metaphysical concern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Zagajewski\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lvov in 1945. His books include the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eTremor\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eCanvas\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), and \u003ci\u003eMysticism for Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), and the essay collections \u003ci\u003eTwo Cities\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) and \u003ci\u003eAnother Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e (2000). He lives in Paris and Houston, where he teaches at the University of Houston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRenata Gorczynski\u003c\/b\u003e is an essayist, a literary critic, and a teacher of journalism. She lives in Gdynia, Poland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Ivry\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet (Paradise for the Portuguese Queen), biographer (of Ravel, Poulenc, and Rimbaud), and translator. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. K. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e has been awarded the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his poetry. He teaches at Princeton University.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.24 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350530244857,"sku":"9780374523985","price":16.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/S3RTZXo1MGFaR2ZVbzJzVlozZjhxdz09.webp?v=1769786711","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/canvas-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}