{"product_id":"the-art-of-angling-henry-hughes-9780307597038","title":"The Art of Angling: Poems about Fishing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Angling \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a bountiful catch of poems from around the world and through the ages on every aspect of the beloved sport. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFishing has inspired a wealth of poetry--Tang Dynasty meditations; Japanese haiku; medieval rhymes; classic verses by Homer and Shakespeare; poems by Donne, Goethe, Tennyson, and Yeats. Modern masterpieces abound as well, by the likes of Federico Garc a Lorca, Elizabeth Bishop, Ted Hughes, Robert Lowell, Raymond Carver, Margaret Atwood, Audre Lorde, Richard Hugo, and Derek Walcott. In the hands of the poets collected here, fishing with a hook and line yields reflections both sparklingly light and awe-inspiringly deep. Filled with humor, nostalgia, adventure, celebrations of the beauties of nature, and metaphors for the art of living, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Angling\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to lure anglers and lovers of poetry alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Hughes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307597032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307597038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.31h x 4.47w x 0.77d","brand":"Henry Hughes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44044024643839,"sku":"9780307597038","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d036c2a6-193d-4baa-9772-90a5e8e26dfe.jpg?v=1684970486","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-art-of-angling-henry-hughes-9780307597038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}