{"product_id":"where-you-want-to-be-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"Where You Want To Be: 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\u003eKevin Pilkington\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a poet unafraid of being understood, who will not hide behind decorativeness or the oblique. Read these poems aloud and you will hear an authentic and quintessentially American voice not only writing but also speaking to you.\"-Thomas Lux\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I take guilty pleasure in the poems of Kevin Pilkington, and consider him an essential voice in contemporary poetry.\"-Jay Parini\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In this rich collection of tender poems, he celebrates the small consolations of daily life that offer spiritual relief in the face of disappointment and loss. There are no easy epiphanies here-just one poet working as hard as he can to get through daily life with dignity and grace.\"-Jim Daniels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKevin Pilkington is on the writing faculty at Sarah Lawrence College. He is the author of ten poetry collections and two novels. His latest collection, \u003ci\u003ePlaying Poker With Tennessee Williams\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Black Lawrence Press and his second novel, \u003ci\u003eTaking On Secrets\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Blue Jade Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43777201733695,"sku":"9781625579270","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/where-you-want-to-be-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}