{"product_id":"the-blessing-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"The Blessing: New and Selected Poems - Paperback","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\u003eRichard Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathering over one hundred previously uncollected and new poems, together with four previous books, \u003ci\u003eThe Blessing\u003c\/i\u003e provides a necessary overview of a surprising and deceptively accessible poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Skillful, direct, and surprisingly delicate.\"-\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Jones\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London and educated at the University of Virginia. His first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eCountry of Air\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 1986), won the Posner Award from the Council for Wisconsin Writers. He published \u003ci\u003eAt Last We Enter Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e in 1991 and \u003ci\u003ePerfect Time\u003c\/i\u003e in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJones has edited \u003ci\u003ePoetry East\u003c\/i\u003e since 1979 and has edited two critical anthologies \u003ci\u003ePoetry and Politics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOf Solitude and Silence: Writings on Robert Bly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a professor at DePaul University in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Jones is the author of ten books of poetry and criticism and editor of Poetry East. He teaches at DePaul University in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50375766573293,"sku":"9781556591433","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/JDvHvBgmKm9781556591433.webp?v=1785570193","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/the-blessing-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}