{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-james-james-laughlin-9780811218764","title":"The Collected Poems of James Laughlin","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in his centenary year, \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of James Laughlin\u003c\/em\u003e encompasses in one majestic volume all of the poetry (with the exception of his verse memoirs, Byways) written by the publisher-poet. Witty, technically brilliant, slyly satiric and heartbreakingly poignant about the vagaries of love, Laughlin charted his own poetic course for over six decades prompting astonishment and joy in those fellow poets who had discovered his unique genius. As Charles Simic enthused, \"The secret is out, the publisher of Williams and Pound is himself a great lyric poet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled and edited by Peter Glassgold, Laughlin's chosen poetry editor for the last two decades, \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of James Laughlin\u003c\/em\u003e includes more than 1250 poems from the early lyrics written in Laughlin's signature \"typewriter\" metric, to the \"long-line\" poems of his later years, to the playful antics of his doppleg舅ger Hiram Handspring, to the trenchant commentary of the five-line pentastichs that occupied his last days. Despite all the awards and accolades that James Laughlin received for his publishing achievements and service to literature, the honor that pleased him most was his election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters (1996)--as a poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Laughlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0811218767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780811218764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Directions Publishing Corporation\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 2.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014 pg. 107\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/02\/2015 pg. 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/22\/2015 pg. 43","brand":"James Laughlin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44072635891967,"sku":"9780811218764","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba907356-9923-427d-83bd-9e20ebb91f0f.jpg?v=1685443136","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-james-james-laughlin-9780811218764","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}