{"product_id":"odd-mercy-poems-paperback","title":"Odd Mercy: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerald Stern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled \"Hot Dog,\" named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In \"Hot Dog,\" and throughout, Stern wrestles with the issues--hope, memory, faith--that have always occupied him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.23 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724060790847,"sku":"9780393316308","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cc7fa6eba28a1e3915286cf177c9d7a8.webp?v=1765101345","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/odd-mercy-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}