{"product_id":"hapax-poems-paperback","title":"Hapax: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eA. E. Stallings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecipient of the 2008 Poet's Prize\u003cbr\u003e Recipient of the 2008 Benjamin H. Danks Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHapax \u003c\/i\u003eis ancient Greek for once, once only, once and for all, and onceness pervades this second book of poems by American expatriate poet A. E. Stallings. Opening with the jolt of Aftershocks, this book explores what does and does not survive its gone moment-childhood (The Dollhouse), ancient artifacts (Implements from the Grave of the Poet), a marriage's lost moments of happiness (Lovejoy Street). The poems also often compare the ancient world with the modern Greece where Stallings has lived for several years. Her musical lyrics cover a range of subjects from love and family to characters and themes derived from classical Greek sources (Actaeon and Sisyphus). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Employing sonnets, couplets, blank verse, haiku, Sapphics, even a sequence of limericks, Stallings displays a seemingly effortless mastery of form. She makes these diverse forms seem new and relevant as modes for expressing intelligent thought as well as charged emotions and a sense of humor. The unique sensibility and linguistic freshness of her work has already marked her as an important, young poet coming into her own.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA. E. Stallings was born in 1968 and grew up in Decatur, GA. She studied classics at the University of Georgia and Oxford University. Her first poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eArchaic Smile\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Evansville Press, 1999) was awarded the 1999 Richard Wilbur Award. Her poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e series (1994 \u0026amp; 2000) and has received numerous awards, including the 2004 Frederick Bock Prize from Poetry and the 2004 Nemerov Sonnet Award from the Formalist. She has recently completed a verse translation of Lucretius' \u003ci\u003eDe Rerum Natura\u003c\/i\u003e for Penguin Classics. Stallings lives in Athens, Greece with her husband, John Psaropoulos, editor of the Athens News, and their son, Jason.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8.5 x 5.44 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689573716031,"sku":"9780810151710","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/59c574d8d9615288e8254374bdd34bcf.webp?v=1764985963","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hapax-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}