{"product_id":"the-helens-of-troy-new-york-9780811220422","title":"The Helens of Troy, New York","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart of our revived \"Poetry Pamphlet Series\", \u003cem\u003eAll the Helens of Troy\u003c\/em\u003e is Bernadette Mayers's profile of all of the Helens living in Troy, New York, done with poems and images, mixing the classical with the ordinary and delightful intelligence with irreverence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excerpt: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eeverybody died\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003ethere's nothing more to say\u003cbr\u003e my hair's braided like a family\u003cbr\u003e i took off, it was fun, i loved it\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eif you did something wrong, they punished you\u003cbr\u003e one helen is enough, trust me\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayer, Bernadette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Called \"a consummate poet\" by Robert Creeley, \u003cstrong\u003eBernadette Mayer\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1945. A most prolific poet, her first book was published at the age of twenty-three. Many texts later she continues to write progressive poetry from her home in East Nassau, New York. For many years Mayer lived and worked on the Lower East Side of Manhattan where she was the Director of St. Mark's Poetry Project from 1980-1984. Bernadette Mayer has received grants and awards from PEN American Center, The Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, the NEA, The Academy of American Poets, and The American Academy of Arts and Letters.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50917872763154,"sku":"9780811220422","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a2f361ed-5793-4b85-9c64-bd80d7bc8c97.jpg?v=1738871775","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-helens-of-troy-new-york-9780811220422","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}