{"product_id":"how-long-9781566892568","title":"How Long","description":"Padgett's witty poems ache to save the world--surpassing moral superiority and infusing light, energy, and humor into everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRon Padgett is a celebrated translator, memoirist, and, \"a thoroughly American poet, coming sideways out of Whitman, Williams, and New York Pop with a Tulsa twist\" (Peter Gizzi). His poetry has been translated into more than a dozen languages and has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry, Poetry 180, The Norton Anthology of Postmodern American Poetry, The Oxford Book of American Poetry, \u003c\/i\u003e and on Garrison Keillor's \u003ci\u003eWriter's Almanac.\u003c\/i\u003e He was also a guest on Keillor's \u003ci\u003eA Prairie Home Companion\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009. Padgett is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and his most recent books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Perfect, You Never Know, Joe: A Memoir of Joe Brainard, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIf I Were You.\u003c\/i\u003e Born in Oklahoma, he lives in New York City and Calais, Vermont.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coffee House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50356742783250,"sku":"9781566892568","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_06991c8f-b25d-409a-88a4-ebe3bc5a138a.jpg?v=1728312914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-long-9781566892568","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}