{"product_id":"the-moon-before-morning-paperback-1","title":"The Moon Before Morning - 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\u003eW. S. Merwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Merwin has attained a transcendent and transformative elevation of beaming perception, exquisite balance, and clarifying beauty.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In his personal anonymity, his strict individuated manner, his defense of the earth, and his heartache at time's passing, Merwin has become instantly recognizable on the page.\"--Helen Vendler, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"W.S. Merwin's legacy is unquestionably secure.\"--\u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Merwin is tackling the mysteries of life and impending death with a grace and dexterity of imagination that leaves one of any age wondering if this is more than simply poetry, but bordering on prophecy.\"--Eliot Schain, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Flash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo-time Pulitzer winner W.S. Merwin is one of the best-selling poets in America. In his new book, \u003ci\u003eThe Moon Before Morning\u003c\/i\u003e, Merwin examines everything from minute flowers to oceanic destruction, and weaves our complex relationship with the natural world with his own youth, memory, and intense engagement with the passing of days. With considered reverence, subtle might, and generous poetic imagination, Merwin presents a masterful collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \"Antique Sound\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere was an age when you played the records\u003cbr\u003ewith ordinary steel needles which grew blunt\u003cbr\u003eand damaged the grooves or with more expensive\u003cbr\u003estylus tips said to be tungsten or diamond\u003cbr\u003ewhich wore down the records and the music receded\u003cbr\u003ebut a friend and I had it on persuasive authority\u003cbr\u003ethat the best thing was a dry thorn of the right kind\u003cbr\u003eand I knew where to find one of those...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eW.S. Merwin \u003c\/b\u003eserved as Poet Laureate of the United States and has received every major literary accolade, including two Pulitzer prizes, most recently for \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of Sirius\u003c\/i\u003e, and the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eMigration: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. S. Merwin: W.S. Merwin served as Poet Laureate of the United States and has received every major literary accolade, including two Pulitzer prizes, most recently for The Shadow of Sirius (Copper Canyon) and the National Book Award for Migration: New and Selected Poems (Copper Canyon). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52730227589427,"sku":"9781556594540","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/o4qnh1Li-59781556594540_36b1ba69-b4a9-42c1-80b8-b52f50d7f603.webp?v=1763826971","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-moon-before-morning-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}