{"product_id":"unending-blues","title":"Unending Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhether he draws for inspiration on American blues, Serbian folktales, or Greek myths, Simic's words have a way of their own. Each of these forty-four poems is a powerful mixture of concrete images. Each records the reality and myth of the world around us-and in us. \"Short, perfectly shaped, Simic's poems float past like feathers, turning one way, then another\" (Village Voice).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when the line between dream and reality dissolves?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eModern American Poetry: \u003c\/b\u003e Poems that capture the grit of American life, from dying mill towns to city avenues, viewed through a uniquely perceptive lens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMyth and Folklore: \u003c\/b\u003e Drawing on American blues, Serbian folktales, and Greek myths, Simic creates a landscape that is both familiar and strangely new.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWitty and Imaginative: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover a voice full of dark humor and unexpected turns, where morticians stroll with angels and history has a cruel sense of irony.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStriking Imagery: \u003c\/b\u003e Each poem builds a world from powerful, concrete images--a fine-tooth comb in a judge's pocket, a fly on a lover's nose, a hearse with trash cans in the back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836086104269,"sku":"9780156928311","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_a1b29a2b-386b-4ce2-bd54-770075bac3ba.jpg?v=1790992719","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/unending-blues","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}