{"product_id":"three-talks-metaphor-and-metonymy-meaning-and-mystery-magic-and-morality-9780813949437","title":"Three Talks: Metaphor and Metonymy, Meaning and Mystery, Magic and Morality","description":"\u003ci\u003eThree Talks\u003c\/i\u003e is the first prose collection by the award-winning poet and educator Brenda Hillman. These short essays on six \u003ci\u003eM\u003c\/i\u003e's of the art of poetry make the form accessible in a novel way, exploring words that might appear incompatible but become dancing partners in Hillman's artistic vision: metaphor and metonymy; meaning and mystery; magic and morality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e First delivered as a series of talks at the University of Virginia, the essays maintain a casual, intimate tone. A consummate artist and technician, Hillman explores a wide array of poetic examples, focusing on method, subject matter, and inspiration to demonstrate how the skills offered by poetry have become critically important for our present moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrenda Hillman\u003c\/b\u003e, a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2016 to 2022, has written, edited, and cotranslated more than two dozen books, most recently, \u003ci\u003eIn a Few Minutes Before Later\u003c\/i\u003e. She is a Professor Emerita at St. Mary's College of California and lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian Teare\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia and author of seven books of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003ePoem Bitten by a Man\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Virginia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875539292434,"sku":"9780813949437","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/three-talks-metaphor-and-metonymy-meaning-and-mystery-magic-and-morality-9780813949437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}