{"product_id":"collected-poems-1936-1796-robert-francis-9780870235108","title":"Collected Poems, 1936-1796","description":"Gathered here in their entirety are the seven previous volumes of Robert Francis poetry -- \u003ci\u003eStand with Me Here, Valhalla and Other Poems, The Sound I Listened For, The Face against the Glass, The Orb Weaver, Come Out into the Sun, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLike Ghosts of Eagles\u003c\/i\u003e -- together with a group of recent poems, many not previously published but \"saved\" to end this volume on a note of newness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause the original seven volumes are kept in chronological order, the reader can follow the author's journey from his quiet early work to poetry of greater color, warmth, vitality, vivacity, and sportiveness; and can note just when and where Francis' style becomes more and more diversified, with word-count, fragmented surface, and the celebration of words themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book is graced with eight wood engravings by Wang Hui-Ming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0870235109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780870235108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Massachusetts Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.12w x 0.68d","brand":"Robert Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980665585919,"sku":"9780870235108","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7868fb12-6703-4294-8c81-42d45620426d.jpg?v=1683251196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-poems-1936-1796-robert-francis-9780870235108","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}