{"product_id":"far-fetched-paperback-1","title":"Far-Fetched - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDevin Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection from one of contemporary American poetry's finest craftsmen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough birdcalls and ancient songs, rain patter and a child's scribble, the poems in \u003ci\u003eFar-Fetched\u003c\/i\u003e \"sound the empty space \/ to test how long \/ how far.\" They follow the contours of Appalachian hillsides, Missouri river bends, and remote Australian coastlines, tuning language to landscape. They register emotional life with great care; this is a work of fierce and delicate attention to the world. It is also poetry meant to be heard, alert to the pleasures of sound. As August Kleinzahler has observed, \"In Devin Johnston's poetry every syllable is alive; the vowels and consonants combine to make a distinctive, lovely, austere music.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1970, \u003cb\u003eDevin Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e spent his childhood in North Carolina. He is the author of four previous books of poetry and two books of prose, including \u003ci\u003eCreaturely and Other Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. He works for Flood Editions, an independent publishing house, and teaches at Saint Louis University in Missouri.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736880091199,"sku":"9780374536701","price":22.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c9323f2c40c9d60ace2137834f51ad03.webp?v=1765148158","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/far-fetched-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}