{"product_id":"on-poetry-culture-and-democracy-robert-pinsky-9780691278254","title":"On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Pinsky belongs to that rarest category of talents, a poet-critic.\"--Robert Lowel\u003c\/b\u003el \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo important books of criticism by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and former U.S. poet laureate--now combined in a single volume with a new preface by the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Robert Pinsky, poetry's individual, human scale as a fundamentally vocal medium--with poems brought to life by one person at a time--gives poetry a unique importance in American and democratic culture and society. This book brings together two compelling works of criticism by the former poet laureate--\u003ci\u003eThe Situation of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy, Culture and the Voice of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he makes a passionate and eloquent case for the vital role of poetry in a democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Pinsky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691278253\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691278254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.80d","brand":"Robert Pinsky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437576433919,"sku":"9780691278254","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_60312bbb-bbab-448b-8d08-a69491a4f7dc.jpg?v=1777162675","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-poetry-culture-and-democracy-robert-pinsky-9780691278254","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}