{"product_id":"the-best-of-it-new-and-selected-poems-9780802145215","title":"The Best of It: New and Selected Poems","description":"Kay Ryan's recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress's sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet--her awards include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Ryan's \u003ci\u003eThe Best of It: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e has garnered lavish praise. The two hundred poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Best of It\u003c\/i\u003e offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems--all of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKay Ryan served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2008 through 2010.\u003cbr\u003eShe has long lived in Marin County, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647500488978,"sku":"9780802145215","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a68f82b5-461f-45f7-adf3-556c1189e87b.jpg?v=1734801061","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-best-of-it-new-and-selected-poems-9780802145215","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}