{"product_id":"durable-goods-paperback-2","title":"Durable Goods - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDurable Goods\u003c\/i\u003e is a book of a sharply imagined poems about everyday technology. Writing in the Dinggedicht or thing-poem tradition of poets like Rilke, Ponge, and Marianne Moore, \u003cb\u003eJames Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e calls to surprising life everything from microwaves to kettles, sprinklers to umbrellas, with a precision both unerring and effortless. By conjuring the essential spirit of each object, the poet reveals the tools and appliances that surround us as both sympathetic reflections of ourselves--our fear, love, rage, hope, and grief--and strange beings with inner lives of their own. \"It knows how much pressure you've been under,\" \u003cb\u003ePollock\u003c\/b\u003e writes, of the barometer, \"that you could use a change of atmosphere.\" Read together, these poems immerse us in an imagined world with the power to make us see our own in a new way. Suffused with dazzling wordplay, razor wit, and rippling sonic effects, the poems richly reward being read aloud. Indeed, for \u003cb\u003ePollock\u003c\/b\u003e, the most durable good is language itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Pollock\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSailing to Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), a finalist for the Griffin Poetry Prize and the Governor General's Award in Poetry. His prizes include the Manchester Poetry Prize, the Magma Editors' Prize, and the Guy Owen Prize from \u003ci\u003eSouthern Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His other books include \u003ci\u003eYou Are Here: Essays on the Art of Poetry in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Daryl Hine\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He grew up in southern Ontario, Canada, and is now Professor of English at Loras College. He lives with his wife and son in Madison, Wisconsin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 7.32 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42170341490823,"sku":"9781550656107","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7f13c7954e751d37b7a6b761a9e15d1b.webp?v=1733347489","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/durable-goods-paperback-2","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}