{"product_id":"next-to-last-words-poems-9780807150221","title":"Next to Last Words: Poems","description":"For sixty years Daniel Hoffman has drawn on a lifetime of experiences to engage readers with his powerful imagination. The poems in \u003ci\u003eNext to Last Words--\u003c\/i\u003eilluminated by the poet's unique vision and leavened by touches of humor--continue this tradition. Equally skilled in formal and free verse, Hoffman explores our place in the cosmos, our kinship with nature, the violent world in which we must live, and the intense love and grief common to everyone's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-156695\"\u003eDaniel Hoffman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e LSU Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807150221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807150223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer poet laureate, Daniel Hoffman has published thirteen books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Nine Yards, Beyond Silence, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrotherly Love, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His honors include the Arthur Anse prize for \"a distinctive poet\" from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and, from the \u003ci\u003eSewanee Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the Aiken-Taylor Award for Contemporary American Poetry. He is the author of many critical studies, including \u003ci\u003ePoe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, \u003c\/i\u003e also a National Book Award finalist. He has taught at Swarthmore College and at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is the Felix Schelling Professor of English Emeritus.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44581009359085,"sku":"9780807150221","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_da795a73-8dec-45a5-ba9e-5efcd7afd421.jpg?v=1702082524","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/next-to-last-words-poems-9780807150221","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}