{"product_id":"9781583946770","title":"Jackleg Opera: Collected Poems, 1990 to 2013","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=\"\"\u003eWard, BJ\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\u003eNorth Atlantic Books\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\u003e9\/10\/2013\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\u003eBJ Ward, an award-winning poet whose poetry and essays have been featured on\u003ci\u003e National Public Radio \u003c\/i\u003eand in publications such as \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Magazine, TriQuarterly, The Literary Review, \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ehas brought together in one volume the fruits of his labor spanning over twenty years. Winner of the 2014 Paterson Award for Literary Excellence, this rich collection of thoughtful and often ironic reflections reveals both the reverence and irreverence of human experience. \u003ci\u003eJackleg Opera\u003c\/i\u003e contains material from Ward's three previous books \u003ci\u003eLanding in New Jersey with Soft Hands, 17 Love Poems with No Despair, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eGravedigger's Birthday,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as thirty-five new poems that are reminiscent of the clear simple style of Poet Laureate Billy Collins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnder the Elm\u003cbr\u003eWe left the party, walked \/ beneath a moon that seemed \/ more a spotlight than night, \/ until we found a tree. \/ We pressed against it \/ and the grass rose against us, \/ the sky continued to darken, \/ and soon days, weeks, migrations, \/ and metamorphoses passed \/ as we kissed ourselves out \/ of our bored lives. \/ Us--two thousand miles away now, \/ the grass still growing wild around our feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In poems that both honor and transcend his blue-collar roots, BJ Ward blends poignancy and humor with downright good storytelling, and takes his place among the brightest voices of his generation.\"--Stephen Dunn, winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry","brand":"North Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43375217639679,"sku":"9781583946770","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781583946770_s600x595.jpg?v=1775603369","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781583946770","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}