{"product_id":"observations-poems-9780374226862","title":"Observations: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarianne Moore's \u003ci\u003eObservations\u003c\/i\u003e stands with T. S. Eliot's \u003ci\u003eThe Waste Land\u003c\/i\u003e, Ezra Pound's early \u003ci\u003eCantos\u003c\/i\u003e, and Wallace Stevens's \u003ci\u003eHarmonium\u003c\/i\u003e as a landmark of modern poetry. But to the chagrin of many admirers, Moore eliminated a third of its contents from her subsequent poetry collections while radically revising some of the poems she retained. This groundbreaking book has been unavailable to the general reader since its original publication in the 1920s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresented with a new introduction by Linda Leavell, the author of the award-winning biography \u003ci\u003eHolding On Upside Down: The Life and Work of Marianne Moore\u003c\/i\u003e, this reissue of \u003ci\u003eObservations \u003c\/i\u003eat last allows readers to experience the untamed force of Moore's most dazzling innovations. Her fellow modernists were thrilled by her originality, her clear, flawless language--to them she was a rafter holding up . . . our uncompleted building. Equally forceful for subsequent generations, \u003ci\u003eObservations\u003c\/i\u003e was an eye-opener to the young Elizabeth Bishop, its poems miracles of language and construction. John Ashbery has called An Octopus the finest poem of our greatest modern poet. Moore's heroic open-mindedness and prescient views on multiculturalism, biodiversity, and individual liberty make her work uniquely suited to our times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eImpeccably precise yet playfully elusive, emotionally complex but stripped of all sentiment, the poems in \u003ci\u003eObservations\u003c\/i\u003e show us one of America's greatest poets at the height of her powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-239192\"\u003eMarianne Moore\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Straus and Giroux\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374226862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374226865\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- \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-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarianne Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (1887-1972) was an American poet, critic, editor, and translator, greatly admired for her formal innovations and her startling vision. Her poetry received many honors, including the Dial Award, the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the Bollingen Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693301043437,"sku":"9780374226862","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_14654bc4-9fe3-46e1-8930-4eab882089f9.jpg?v=1649858353","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/observations-poems-9780374226862","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}