{"product_id":"a-dog-runs-through-it-poems-9780393651300","title":"A Dog Runs Through It: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eReflecting on her long and celebrated career in poetry, two-time National Book Award finalist Linda Pastan was struck by the number of dogs that have appeared in her poems--whether as the primary subject or in the briefest of allusions. Dogs run through these poems, so to speak. The poems span the lighthearted to the serious, from the antics of training a recalcitrant dog to the grief at a beloved dog's death. With warmth, dignity, and quiet power, Pastan explores the many roles of these devoted animals, from household pet to Argos, Pluto, and the Dog Star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Envoi\"\u003cbr\u003e We're signing up for heartbreak, \u003cbr\u003e We know one day we'll rue it.\u003cbr\u003e But oh the way our life lights up\u003cbr\u003e The years a dog runs through it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePastan, Linda:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eLinda Pastan\u003c\/strong\u003e's many awards include the Maurice English Award, the Radcliffe College Distinguished Alumni Award, and the 2003 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. The former poet laureate of Maryland, she is the author of fourteen books of poetry--the latest of which, \u003cem\u003eInsomnia\u003c\/em\u003e, won the Towson University Prize for Literature. She lives in Chevy Chase, Maryland.","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460184051986,"sku":"9780393651300","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd9c4e60-8c02-4854-bcb3-8abbf753a66d.jpg?v=1730033006","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-dog-runs-through-it-poems-9780393651300","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}