{"product_id":"the-dragons-that-are-best-poems-paperback","title":"The Dragons That Are Best: 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\u003eMichael Lind\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second collection of poems by the best-selling Texan journalist, historian, and poet Michael Lind employs a striking variety of metrical forms to deal with an unusually broad range of subjects. The Dragons That Are Best includes the libretto of a song cycle based on a Mexican legend for the famous soprano Marni Nixon and a verse satire about Bill and Hillary Clinton that appeared in Esquire, glimpses of working-class challenges and historical cameos, and a Southwestern bestiary and allegorical lyrics, including the title poem, that deal with aging and social tolerance and attitudes toward life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Lind has been an editor or contributing writer at \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and has taught at Harvard, Johns Hopkins, and the University of Texas. His books of history, political journalism, and poetry include \u003ci\u003eParallel Lives: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (2007), featured on \u003ci\u003eThe Writer's Almanac \u003c\/i\u003eon NPR; \u003ci\u003eBluebonnet Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Kate Kiesler, an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award Winner (2003); and the narrative poem \u003ci\u003eThe Alamo\u003c\/i\u003e (1997).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090214998323,"sku":"9798385254941","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/KR1aoai5bQ9798385254941.webp?v=1789602669","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-dragons-that-are-best-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}