{"product_id":"children-of-grass-a-portrait-of-american-poetry-hardcover","title":"Children of Grass: A Portrait of American Poetry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eB. a. Van Sise\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eB. a. Van Sise\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer), \u003cb\u003eMary-Louise Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith this fascinating synthesis of word and image, internationally renowned photographer B.A. Van Sise offers a visually stimulating anthology that will enchant lovers of both poetry and photography. At times whimsical, surreal, challenging, enigmatic, joyful and sobering, these portraits-- running adjacent to poems by each of their subjects--highlight some of the most influential poets of our time and celebrate creativity as only these poets in collaboration with Van Sise could convey.\u003ci\u003e Children of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e is also a timely homage to Walt Whitman--of whom Van Sise is a relative--and his masterpiece, \"Leaves of Grass,\" during this, the 200th anniversary of his birth. \u003ci\u003eChildren of Grass\u003c\/i\u003e, will, like the work of its literary grandfather, stand as a lasting tribute to the vitality and creativity that flourishes in our country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eB.A. Van Sise\u003c\/b\u003e is also a travel and features photographers. He has been a staffer for \u003ci\u003eNewsday \u003c\/i\u003eand AOL \u003ci\u003eCityGuide\u003c\/i\u003e, and his work has been featured on the cover of the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, on PBS \u003ci\u003eNewsHour\u003c\/i\u003e, and on NPR. A number of his portraits are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian. \u003cb\u003eMary-Louise Parker\u003c\/b\u003e is an American actress and author of the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eDear Mr. You\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for such publications as \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRiveter, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bust, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Bullet. \u003c\/i\u003eParker is best known for film and television roles in \u003ci\u003eGrand Canyon, \u003c\/i\u003ethe play \u003ci\u003eProof \u003c\/i\u003e(for which she won a Tony Award in 2001), and \u003ci\u003eThe West Wing\u003c\/i\u003e (for which she won an Emmy).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 11.6 x 9.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335711101165,"sku":"9781943156825","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/LzFEweorVg9781943156825.webp?v=1785047457","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/children-of-grass-a-portrait-of-american-poetry-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}