{"product_id":"9780395700976","title":"Split Horizon","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eLux, Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEcco\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/19\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Lux is the author of such books as Sunday, Half Promised Land, and The Drowned River. His poetry has been fulfilling every expectation by penetrating deeper into the plain-spoken, saturnine, witty language that he virtually invented. In his latest literary poetry collection, Lux's level gaze, cool talk, weird rhythms, and quirky humor place him in a special territory - entirely original - of contemporary American poetry. These new poems, like Split Horizon itself, have unusual titles (Loudmouth Soup, Virgule,Each Startled Touch Returns the Touch Unstartled) and circle around their subjects in strange ways, most often dealing with the lonely oddity of the individual in a society that inflexibly ignores individuality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection finds the extraordinary in the ordinary and the human in the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Singular Voice:\u003c\/b\u003e Experience a master poet’s level gaze on the world, where weird rhythms and cool talk create an entirely original territory.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDark Humor:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover a plain-spoken and saturnine wit that circles its subjects in strange ways, finding the punchline in life’s lonely oddities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnconventional Language:\u003c\/b\u003e From poems with unusual titles like ’Loudmouth Soup’ to language that is at once inventive and accessible.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePhilosophical Themes:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the profound tension between the individual and a society that inflexibly ignores individuality, a central theme woven throughout the collection.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Ecco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43371901354239,"sku":"9780395700976","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780395700976_s600x595.jpg?v=1776099585","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780395700976","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}