{"product_id":"reply-to-oblivion-donald-patrick-redheffer-9781450233590","title":"Reply to Oblivion: Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eReply to Oblivion, \u003c\/i\u003e Donald Patrick Redheffer's new poetry collection, presents poems covering over two hundred subjects, including aging, wit, democracy, flattery, love, poetry, religion, and war. Every effort has been made to retain those forms that characterize unforgettable songs of the past. Although rhythm and rhyme are critical, meter has been manipulated for artistic impact. They aim for a place where sense and sound merge into the beautiful and true. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poetry addresses issues of the head and the heart, exploring philosophy, government, and human nature. It revisits old ideas in an effort to make them live in a way not seen before. The poet's mind wanders, not knowing where it will alight. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMilton and His Kind\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShelley, Keats and Tennyson \u003cbr\u003e With voices made to last \u003cbr\u003e Have been replaced by charlatans \u003cbr\u003e Who cry - freedom from the past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFreedom from excellence \u003cbr\u003e Is the hallmark of their craft. \u003cbr\u003e Great intellects are rarely found\u003cbr\u003e In an artistic overdraft.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe minds who might thrill \u003cbr\u003e The thoughtful and the wise \u003cbr\u003e Are seldom seen in poetry \u003cbr\u003e For the world has passed them by.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat passes for verse \u003cbr\u003e Assaulting our mind \u003cbr\u003e Is unworthy of a race \u003cbr\u003e Spawning Milton and his kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Donald Patrick Redheffer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1450233597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450233590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/25\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Donald Patrick Redheffer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48458384343295,"sku":"9781450233590","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d97edff2-ced3-482f-be86-f09e058bbf76.jpg?v=1777404112","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reply-to-oblivion-donald-patrick-redheffer-9781450233590","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}