{"product_id":"poems-ron-rash-9780062435521","title":"Poems: New and Selected","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection of haunting lyricism that evokes the beauty and hardship of the rural South, by a revered American master of letters--the award-winning, bestselling author of the novels \u003cem\u003eSerena, Something Rich and Strange\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAbove the Waterfall.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this incandescent, profound, and accessible collection, beloved and award-winning poet, novelist, and short-story writer Ron Rash vividly channels the rhythms of life in Appalachia, deftly capturing the panoply of individuals who are its heart and soul--men and women inured to misfortune and hard times yet defined by tremendous fortitude, resilience, and a fierce sense of community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn precise, supple language that swerves from the stark to the luminous, Rash richly describes the splendor of the natural landscape and poignantly renders the lives of those dependent on its bounty--in cotton mills and tobacco fields, farmlands and forests. The haunting memories and shared histories of these people--their rituals and traditions--animate this land, and are celebrated in Rash's crystalline, intensely imagined verse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an eye for the surprising and vivid detail, Ron Rash powerfully captures the sorrows and exaltations of this wondrous world he knows intimately. Illuminating and indelible, \u003cem\u003ePoems\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates his rich talents and confirms his legacy as a standard-bearer for the literature of the American South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Rash\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0062435523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062435521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"Ron Rash","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988793426175,"sku":"9780062435521","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_59e8bc8e-b953-4f43-97b2-3f12e077992e.jpg?v=1683296428","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-ron-rash-9780062435521","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}