{"product_id":"hold-9781556595448","title":"Hold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Bob Hicok is a spectrum... I'd love to see an MRI of his brain while he's writing, as the neurons show us what's possible, how a human can be a thought leader, taking us into the future... Hicok interrogates the world with mercy \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e wit \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e style \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e intelligence \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e modest swag. He's one of America's favorites--and to make the reader want to share the poet's reality fulfills poetry's finest aspiration.\" --\u003cem\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In his ninth collection, Hicok navigates a world bereft of empathy and kindness, leading by example with a charm and emotional intelligence that speaks to a deep insight into the human condition... Mixing cleverness with tenderness, Hicok demonstrates how to be a beacon of light in the darkest of settings.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBob Hicok's tenth collection of poetry, \u003cem\u003eHold\u003c\/em\u003e, moves nimbly between childlike revelry and serious introspection. While confronting the rampant hypocrisies of the American collective unconscious, Hicok is guided by his deep and tender sense of whimsy and humility. Pointing to the natural world as a mirror through which to rediscover human beauty, he pauses to unapologetically celebrate the wonder of living at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"About the size of it\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e. . . my breath\u003cbr\u003eshuttling in and out, as if it can't decide \u003cbr\u003ebetween stay and go, the little bird\u003cbr\u003elong gone by the time I realize\u003cbr\u003ethe sun has set and it will soon feel\u003cbr\u003elike my father was never here, which is no big deal\u003cbr\u003ecompared to the erasures the world endures\u003cbr\u003eand offers every day, except this one is mine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Hicok \u003c\/strong\u003eteaches at Virginia Tech University and is the author of ten collections, including \u003cem\u003eAnimal Soul, This Clumsy Living, Elegy Owed\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSex \u0026amp; Love \u0026amp;\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBob Hicok is the author of ten collections, including \u003cem\u003eAnimal Soul\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThis Clumsy Living\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eElegy Owed\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSex \u0026amp; Love \u0026amp;\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHold\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the recipient of two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and a Guggenheim. Currently, Hicok teaches at Virginia Tech University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52038930956562,"sku":"9781556595448","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fc1c508f-bf2f-47e3-a4a9-6f7f93f896ef.jpg?v=1771342049","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hold-9781556595448","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}