{"product_id":"if-there-is-something-to-desire-one-hundred-poems-paperback","title":"If There is Something to Desire: One Hundred 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\u003eVera Pavlova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Seymour\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow in paperback, the widely acclaimed collection of one hundred poems of extraordinarily elegant simplicity by one of the best-selling poets in Russia, whose presence on the American poetry scene is increasingly strong. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pavlova writes about love (both sexual love and the love that reaches beyond sex); about motherhood; about the memories of childhood that continue to feed us; about our lives as passionate souls abroad in the world. Sensitively translated by her husband, Steven Seymour, Pavlova's poems are highly disciplined miniatures (\"I broke your heart. \/ Now barefoot I tread \/ on shards\"--a whole poem in ten words). Pavlova is a poet who storms our hearts with pure talent and a seemingly effortless gift for shaping poems.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVERA PAVLOVA is the author of fifteen collections of poetry, and the librettos to five operas and four cantatas. Her poems have been translated into twenty-one languages, and she has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the Apollon Grigoriev Grand Prize (2001). Her poetry has appeared in several U.S. publications, including \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTin House. If There Is Something to Desire \u003c\/i\u003eis Pavlova's first collection in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 10, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52703810322739,"sku":"9780375711893","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TN9fdVMqvd9780375711893.webp?v=1763340982","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/if-there-is-something-to-desire-one-hundred-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}