{"product_id":"the-river-sound-w-s-merwin-9780375704352","title":"The River Sound: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning author and \"one of the greatest poets of our age ... the Thoreau of our era\" (Edward Hirsch) comes a masterly work of poems, exhibiting the artistry and style he made his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA strikingly beautiful book of poems from one of our finest poets. To his lyrics Merwin adds three long narrative poems: \"Lament for the Makers\" is his tribute to fellow poets who are gone and who had his admiration, from Dylan Thomas to James Merrill; \"Testimony\" is a tour de force, an autobiographical poem in the manner of Francois Villon; \"Suite in the Key of Forgetting\" is a remarkable poem about memory and memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. S. Merwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375704353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375704352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.22w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/17\/2000 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2000 pg. 109","brand":"W. S. Merwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45180783821055,"sku":"9780375704352","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7262389b-127e-4014-8ba4-c0ac19e71195.jpg?v=1712898664","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-river-sound-w-s-merwin-9780375704352","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}