{"product_id":"at-lake-scugog-poems-paperback","title":"At Lake Scugog: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTroy Jollimore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an eagerly awaited collection of new poems from the author of \u003ci\u003eTom Thomson in Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was hailed by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e as a \"snappy, entertaining book.\" A triumphant follow-up to that acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eAt Lake Scugog\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates why the S\u003ci\u003ean Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e has called Troy Jollimore \"a new and exciting voice in American poetry.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJollimore is a professional philosopher, and in witty and profound ways his formally playful poems dramatize philosophical subjects--especially the individual's relation to the larger world, and the permeable, constantly shifting border between \"inner\" and \"outer.\" For instance, the speaker of \"The Solipsist,\" suspecting that the entire world \"lives inside of your skull,\" wonders \"why \/ God would make ear and eye \/ to face \u003ci\u003eoutward\u003c\/i\u003e, not in.\" And Tom Thomson--a character who also appeared in Jollimore's first book--finds himself journeying like an astronaut through the far reaches of the space that fills his head, an experience that prompts him to ask that a doorbell be installed \"on the \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e,\" so that he can warn the world before \"intruding on't.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTroy Jollimore\u003c\/b\u003e's first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eTom Thomson in Purgatory\u003c\/i\u003e, won the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award. His poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. He teaches philosophy at California State University, Chico.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.25 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726312304947,"sku":"9780691149431","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UkNvN2xpM1Z2WktVY1dWRVV5UVplUT09.webp?v=1763733653","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/at-lake-scugog-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}