{"product_id":"next-to-last-words-poems-paperback","title":"Next to Last Words: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Hoffman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor sixty years Daniel Hoffman has drawn on a lifetime of experiences to engage readers with his powerful imagination. The poems in \u003ci\u003eNext to Last Words--\u003c\/i\u003eilluminated by the poet's unique vision and leavened by touches of humor--continue this tradition. Equally skilled in formal and free verse, Hoffman explores our place in the cosmos, our kinship with nature, the violent world in which we must live, and the intense love and grief common to everyone's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer poet laureate, Daniel Hoffman has published thirteen books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Nine Yards, Beyond Silence, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrotherly Love, \u003c\/i\u003e a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His honors include the Arthur Anse prize for \"a distinctive poet\" from the American Academy of Arts and Letters and, from the \u003ci\u003eSewanee Review, \u003c\/i\u003e the Aiken-Taylor Award for Contemporary American Poetry. He is the author of many critical studies, including \u003ci\u003ePoe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe, \u003c\/i\u003e also a National Book Award finalist. He has taught at Swarthmore College and at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is the Felix Schelling Professor of English Emeritus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737511989311,"sku":"9780807150221","price":27.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/442476c03e92ebfbfc8dca19b713a057.webp?v=1765150203","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/next-to-last-words-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}