{"product_id":"plundered-hearts-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"Plundered Hearts: New and Selected 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\u003eJ. D. McClatchy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA definitive selection of the elegant work by a poet at the forefront of American poetry for more than three decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his first several books, J. D. McClatchy established himself as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion, in the tradition of James Merrill, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop--one who balances an exploration of the underworld of desire with a mastery of poetic form, and whose artistry reveals the riches and ruins of our \"plundered hearts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, opening with exquisite new poems--including the stunning \"My Hand Collection,\" a catalogue of art objects that steals up on the complexity of human touch, and a witty and profound poem entitled \"My Robotic Prostatectomy\"--this selection is a glorious full tour of McClatchy's career. It includes excerpts from the powerful book-length sequence \u003ci\u003eTen Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and his more recent works \u003ci\u003eHazmat\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eMercury Dressing\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)--books that explored the body's melodrama, as well as the heart's treacheries, grievances, and boundless capacities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of his poems present a sumptuous weave of impassioned thought and clear-sighted feeling. He has been rightly hailed as a poet of \"ferocious alertness,\" one who elicits (says \u003ci\u003eThe New Leader\u003c\/i\u003e) \"the kind of wonder and joy we experience when the curtain comes down on a dazzling performance.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. D. McClatchy is the author of seven previous collections of poetry and of three collections of prose. He has edited numerous other books, including\u003ci\u003e The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetr\u003c\/i\u003ey, and has written a number of opera libretti that have been performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, La Scala, and elsewhere. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, where he served as president from 2009 to 2012. McClatchy teaches at Yale University and is editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Yale Review.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52723555270963,"sku":"9780804168755","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qi7Gtr_6749780804168755.webp?v=1763668513","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/plundered-hearts-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}