{"product_id":"carnival-evening-new-and-selected-poems-1968-1998-9780393319279","title":"Carnival Evening: New and Selected Poems 1968-1998","description":"This volume brings together new work along with poems gathered from nine previous collections. When Linda Pastan's first book was published in 1971, the \u003cem\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/em\u003e wrote, she \"in large measure fulfilled Emerson's dream -- the revelation of 'the miraculous in the common.' \" Since then Pastan has continued to explore the complexities, passion, and dangers under the surfaces of ordinary life. \"Some critics point to Emily Dickinson when citing Pastan's lapidary style and metaphysical wit, a comparison that does justice to either poet when Pastan is at her best.\" -- \u003cem\u003eGettysburg Review\u003c\/em\u003e \"Pastan's unfailing mastery of her medium holds the darkness firmly in check.\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e National Book Award finalist Linda Pastan was Poet Laureate of Maryland from 1991 to 1993.\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":50526988599570,"sku":"9780393319279","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da2901d8-351d-4ffe-adfc-5f90d89a34db.jpg?v=1731289247","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/carnival-evening-new-and-selected-poems-1968-1998-9780393319279","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}