{"product_id":"the-complete-poems-hardback-9780807183915","title":"The Complete Poems (Hardback) 9780807183915","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Complete Poems\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWendy Barker (Author), Steven G. Kellman (Edited by), Ilan Stavans (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780807183915\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 February 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e584 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.1 cm, 0.666 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Devoted to precision of craft as well as greatest heart, Wendy Barker wrote with immense care and affection for this world, her students, language, and the bright, unexpected hope that well-shaped poetry offers.\" - Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"These poems collect readily into a relaxed but constant liminality, all moments tilted toward joy but with an unnerving undercurrent of what it has taken to earn their modicum of happiness.\" - Alberto Ríos\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Barker's wide-ranging, keenly observed poems enable us to see her life and times more fully. They are a sustained literary achievement, a hard-won clarification and expansion of experience.\" - Edward Hirsch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSpanning more than three decades of a life well-lived, Wendy Barker's collected poems convey her encounters with the natural world, her reactions to contemporary social problems, and her experiences in high school and college classrooms. Adored by her students, many of whom became published poets themselves, Barker crafted verse that often recreated her presence in the classroom and her engagement with questions of identity, ethics, and the value of literature. Organized chronologically, this volume enables readers to marvel at the growth of a singular sensibility attentive to the wonders of love and the anguish of mortality. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Edited by her husband, Steven G. Kellman, and featuring an introduction by acclaimed scholar and translator Ilan Stavans, Wendy Barker's \u003ci\u003eComplete Poems \u003c\/i\u003epresents the life's work of a steadily productive, brilliant poet and beloved teacher.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"LSU Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52551798358296,"sku":"9780807183915","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-complete-poems-hardback-9780807183915","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}