{"product_id":"poems-new-and-selected-9780062435521","title":"Poems: New and Selected","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of haunting lyricism that evokes the beauty and hardship of the rural South, by a revered American master of letters--the award-winning, bestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eSerena, Something Rich and Strange\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this incandescent, profound, and accessible collection, beloved and award-winning poet, novelist, and short-story writer Ron Rash vividly channels the rhythms of life in Appalachia, deftly capturing the panoply of individuals who are its heart and soul--men and women inured to misfortune and hard times yet defined by tremendous fortitude, resilience, and a fierce sense of community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn precise, supple language that swerves from the stark to the luminous, Rash richly describes the splendor of the natural landscape and poignantly renders the lives of those dependent on its bounty--in cotton mills and tobacco fields, farmlands and forests. The haunting memories and shared histories of these people--their rituals and traditions--animate this land, and are celebrated in Rash's crystalline, intensely imagined verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye for the surprising and vivid detail, Ron Rash powerfully captures the sorrows and exaltations of this wondrous world he knows intimately. Illuminating and indelible, \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates his rich talents and confirms his legacy as a standard-bearer for the literature of the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRash, Ron:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRon Rash is the author of the 2009 PEN\/Faulkner finalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller \u003cem\u003eSerena\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall\u003c\/em\u003e, in addition to four prizewinning novels, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cove, One Foot in Eden, Saints at the River\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe World Made Straight\u003c\/em\u003e; four collections of poems; and six collections of stories, among them \u003cem\u003eBurning Bright\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, and \u003cem\u003eChemistry and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2007 PEN\/Faulkner Award. Twice the recipient of the O. Henry Prize, he teaches at Western Carolina University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674634555666,"sku":"9780062435521","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94f36d25-bf05-4b5d-8ec2-a4f147c9c210.jpg?v=1733863720","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/poems-new-and-selected-9780062435521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}