{"product_id":"ten-poems-to-last-a-roger-housden-9781400051137","title":"Ten Poems to Last a Lifetime","description":"The fourth volume in the popular series that began with \u003ci\u003eTen Poems to Change Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTen Poems to Last a Lifetime\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on what it means to be truly human. In it, Roger Housden offers us poems on life and death, happiness, seeing ourselves in relation to the world, and, of course, the ineffable--the things that really matter when the chips are down. He describes these passionate poems as \"bread for the soul and fire for the spirit.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poets Housden has chosen are Billy Collins, Hayden Carruth, Dorianne Laux, James Wright, Naomi Shihab Nye, and Mary Oliver from the United States, D. H. Lawrence and John Keats from England, Rainer Maria Rilke from Germany, Fleur Adcock from New Zealand, and Seng-Ts'an from sixth-century China. And yes, that adds up to eleven, not ten. Housden decided to include a bonus poem for his faithful readers in this, the final volume of the series. As before, Housden's luminous essays provide an elegant and easy passage into the sometimes daunting world of poetry, enabling readers to feel that in him they have found a trusted guide and mentor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger Housden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400051134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400051137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harmony\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.88h x 5.72w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004 pg. 55\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2004 pg. 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2004","brand":"Roger Housden","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43925403894015,"sku":"9781400051137","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_126f7d2c-daaf-46e7-91dc-ba28ac9edc2e.jpg?v=1681077087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-poems-to-last-a-roger-housden-9781400051137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}