{"product_id":"empires-paperback","title":"Empires - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Balaban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Balaban has long been one of our finest poetic craftsmen working in the lyric mode. In his latest collection, \u003cem\u003eEmpires\u003c\/em\u003e, Balaban once again demonstrates why he is celebrated as a major American poet.\" --\u003cem\u003eWar, Literature, and the Arts\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"John Balaban's \u003cem\u003eEmpires\u003c\/em\u003e is an elegant addition to this distinguished poet's body of work, and will surely be remembered as one of the indispensable poetry publications of its decade.\"--\u003cem\u003eLiterary Matters\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Balaban's sixth collection of poetry considers America in its innate beauty and complex ugliness, in its powerfully healing landscapes and its destructive misadventures. With a compelling lyricism and cinematic imagery, \u003ci\u003eEmpires\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the pervasiveness of the human spirit across a diverse cast of characters, both modern and ancient. From the rubble of the World Trade Center to Washington's troops crossing the Potomac to powerful insights into the Vietnam War, Balaban's genius is in connecting the dots of history. Despite the destruction and persecution associated with empires, Balaban illuminates the often overlooked transcendent hope available through poetry, music, and an unwavering connection to the land. Through heart warming elegies, gripping narratives and new translations from several Romanian poets, Balaban's poems shine a redemptive light amidst the darkness and chaos of changing empires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In a way that few poets do, John Balaban truly roams the globe--and the centuries. He has his eye on empires, yes, but also on moments when different slices of history collide... His capacious poems enlarge our eyes on the world.\" --Adam Hochschild \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"In these poems, John Balaban plumbs the recent and ancient past. His generous spirit and technical brilliance cast a very bright light. \u003ci\u003eEmpires\u003c\/i\u003e is luminous work.\" --Elizabeth Farnsworth\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Balaban is the author of twelve books of poetry and prose, including four volumes which together have won The Academy of American Poets' Lamont prize, a National Poetry Series Selection, and two nominations for the National Book Award. His \u003ci\u003eLocusts at the Edge of Summer: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e won the William Carlos Williams Award from the Poetry Society of America. In 2003, he was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2005, he was a judge for the National Book Awards. In addition to writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, he is a translator of Vietnamese poetry, and a past president of the American Literary Translators Association. In 1999, with two Vietnamese friends, he founded the Vietnamese Nôm Preservation Foundation. In 2008, he was awarded a medal from the Ministry of Culture of Vietnam for his translations of poetry and his leadership in the restoration of the ancient text collection at the National Library. Balaban is Professor Emeritus of English at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153700688007,"sku":"9781556595707","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/488e90d52621749919896c74b264adb9.webp?v=1733223682","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/empires-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}