{"product_id":"ungrafted-new-and-selected-poems-9780807183588","title":"Ungrafted: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe poetry of Claudia Emerson is marked by a precise, evocative handling of subjects drawn from her upbringing in the rural South yet recognizable to readers across cultures: complicated family histories, the eccentricities of place, the frustrations of illness, the pleasures of language and environment. Speakers drawn from history and local settings recount narratives of loss, struggle, and perseverance. The natural world glistens with beauty and vitality. Cancer overtakes the body, producing a suspended state of existence. Everyday objects suggest universal truths and mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUngrafted\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than two dozen previously uncollected poems left in manuscript at the time of Emerson's death, alongside generous selections from all her previous books. Assembled by her longtime editor Dave Smith, \u003ci\u003eUngrafted \u003c\/i\u003eadds a final volume to the legacy of the writer described by the \u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch \u003c\/i\u003eas \"one of the most honored, decorated, and revered poets in Virginia history.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e's poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eLate Wife, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFigure Studies, Secure the Shadow, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Opposite House.\u003c\/i\u003e Before her death in 2014, she was professor of English and a member of the creative writing faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University. Emerson served as poet laureate of Virginia and won numerous awards for teaching and writing, including the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50869839757586,"sku":"9780807183588","price":59.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dcceff6f-c9e2-44b1-b443-ee3898d6a361.jpg?v=1737772827","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ungrafted-new-and-selected-poems-9780807183588","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}