{"product_id":"swimmer-john-koethe-9780374536855","title":"Swimmer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA searching new collection from America's philosopher-poet\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJohn Koethe, in his tenth volume of poetry, investigates the capricious nature of everyday life, \"the late-night jazz, great sex and all \/ The human shit defining what we are.\" His poems--always dynamic and in process, never static or complete--luxuriate in the questions that punctuate the most humdrum of routines, rendering a robust portrait of an individual: complicated, quotidian, and resounding with truth. \u003ci\u003eThe Swimmer\u003c\/i\u003e argues that this \"energizes everything\" life's trivialities, surprises, and disappointments, and the \"terrible feeling of being just about to fall.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Koethe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0374536856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780374536855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"John Koethe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119643619583,"sku":"9780374536855","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5d12e6c7-d480-4fd3-8475-8d3fa2c9b9db.jpg?v=1687410263","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/swimmer-john-koethe-9780374536855","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}