{"product_id":"star-dust-poems-paperback","title":"Star Dust: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Bidart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2002, Frank Bidart published a sequence of poems, \u003ci\u003eMusic Like Dirt\u003c\/i\u003e, the first chapbook ever to be a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. From the beginning, he had conceived this sequence as the opening movement in a larger structure--now, with \u003ci\u003eStar Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, finally complete. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this profound and unforgettable new book, the dream beyond desire (which now seems to represent human destiny) is rooted in the drive to create, a drive tormented at every stage by failure, as the temporal being fights for its survival by making an eternal life. Bidart is a poet of passionate originality, and \u003ci\u003eStar Dust\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the forms of this originality continue to deepen and change as he constantly renews his contract with the idea of truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Dust\u003c\/i\u003e is a 2005 National Book Award Finalist for Poetry.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Bidart's\u003c\/b\u003e most recent full-length collections of poetry are \u003ci\u003eDesire\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eIn the Western Night: Collected Poems 1965-90\u003c\/i\u003e (FSG, 1990). He has won many prizes, including the Wallace Stevens Award. He teaches at Wellesley College.\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 0.29 x 8.4 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724108337215,"sku":"9780374530334","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/44b64f8fd82dd9a8bcc56125d1363e0b.webp?v=1765101511","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/star-dust-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}