{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-hardcover","title":"The Complete Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWendy Barker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven G. Kellman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIlan Stavans\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning more than three decades of a life well-lived, Wendy Barker's collected poems convey her encounters with the natural world, her reactions to contemporary social problems, and her experiences in high school and college classrooms. Adored by her students, many of whom became published poets themselves, Barker crafted verse that often recreated her presence in the classroom and her engagement with questions of identity, ethics, and the value of literature. Organized chronologically, this volume enables readers to marvel at the growth of a singular sensibility attentive to the wonders of love and the anguish of mortality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by her husband, Steven G. Kellman, and featuring an introduction by acclaimed scholar and translator Ilan Stavans, Wendy Barker's \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems \u003c\/i\u003epresents the life's work of a steadily productive, brilliant poet and beloved teacher.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWendy Barker\u003c\/b\u003e published fifteen collections of verse. Her poems appeared regularly in \u003ci\u003ePoetry \u003c\/i\u003emagazine, the \u003ci\u003eSouthern Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and other literary journals. At the time of her death in 2023, she was poet-in-residence and the Pearl LeWinn Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at the University of Texas at San Antonio, where she taught since 1982. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eSteven G. Kellman \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of comparative literature and the Jack and Laura Richmond Endowed Faculty Fellow at the University of Texas at San Antonio. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eIlan Stavans \u003c\/b\u003eis the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College, the publisher of Restless Books, and a consultant to the \u003ci\u003eOxford English Dictionary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.69 x 9.1 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42384280092807,"sku":"9780807183915","price":53.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/176882a293d2be2ca42b033c46104b95.webp?v=1740729935","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-complete-poems-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}