{"product_id":"original-fire-selected-and-new-poems-9780060935344","title":"Original Fire: Selected and New Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales--of betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted.\" --\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA passionate book of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important collection, Erdrich has selected the best poems from her two previous books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eJacklight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaptism of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, and added 19 new poems. In an entirely unique fashion, \u003cem\u003e Original Fire\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds the themes and introduces the characters of some of Erdrich's most acclaimed fiction. The beloved storyteller Nanapush, most recently seen in \u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, appears in these poems as the questing rascal Potchikoo. And a series of poems called \"The Butcher's Wife\"--dating from 1984--contains, in embryo, the story of her novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Master Butchers Singing Club.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErdrich, Louise:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLouise Erdrich, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, is the author of many novels as well as volumes of poetry, children's books, and a memoir of early motherhood. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Round House\u003c\/em\u003e won the National Book Award for Fiction. \u003cem\u003eLove Medicine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLaRose \u003c\/em\u003ereceived the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Erdrich lives in Minnesota with her daughters and is the owner of Birchbark Books, a small independent bookstore. Her most recent book, \u003cem\u003eThe Night Watchman, \u003c\/em\u003e won the Pulitzer Prize. A ghost lives in her creaky old house.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50707048792338,"sku":"9780060935344","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44a841a2-7a51-437a-bbbd-706e6931aa56.jpg?v=1734494241","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/original-fire-selected-and-new-poems-9780060935344","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}