{"product_id":"album-for-the-young-and-vera-pavlova-9780451494788","title":"Album for the Young (and Old): Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA new collection of the accessible and evocative \"micro-verse\" from one of Russia's most beloved poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVera Pavlova's \u003ci\u003eIf There Is Something to Desire\u003c\/i\u003e delighted the poetry world a few years ago. Her poems, rarely longer than a few lines, thrill and puzzle us like Zen koans, considering matters philosophical, romantic, sexual, familial, artistic. \u003ci\u003eAlbum for the Young (and Old), \u003c\/i\u003e whose title poem takes its name and inspiration from Tchaikovsky's music, carries us through a life in miniatures, drawing from a wide-ranging group of poems translated by the poet's late husband, Steven Seymour. Here Pavlova returns to her childhood to peruse its key ingredients (\"a glass jar, a rag, a sponge . . . Mom's listening to the Beatles, \/ Dad, to Radio Liberty\"), confronts adulthood (\"And, please, no forbidden fruits!\"), balances her loves and losses (\"Without you, my unquenchable . . . woes are bearable, \/ joys are not\"). Once again, this poet's piquant short poems sum up worlds and take on heavyweight challenges, yet are light enough to carry with us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vera Pavlova\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451494784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451494788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Vera Pavlova","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919796011263,"sku":"9780451494788","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9a5370fa-cd27-4813-9f7b-326ed9275430.jpg?v=1680811959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/album-for-the-young-and-vera-pavlova-9780451494788","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}