{"product_id":"9781556596520","title":"Personal Best","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHome to fifty-eight author-selected poems and accompanying essays, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePersonal Best: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMakers on Their Poems That Matter Most\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a far-reaching, essential touchstone for the art of poetry in the United States today.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersonal Best: Makers on Their Poems That Matter Most\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis home to fifty-eight author-selected poems and accompanying essays that explain how and why each poet chose a poem as their “personal best.” The anthology offers a provocative and surprising range of responses in which readers will find poetic context for the life of a poem and revelatory insight into the unique, personal experiences that shape the writing process itself. Including works from a wide variety of voices both new and well-established, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003ePersonal Best\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a far-reaching, essential touchstone for the art of poetry in the United States today. The anthology gives readers—both long-time fans of poetry and those just discovering its possibilities—an intimate view of the heart and spirit that make poetry one of our most quintessentially human forms of expression. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"River Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Copper Canyon Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2023-11-03","offer_id":44230048776447,"sku":"9781556596520","price":32.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_1552c708-b570-43be-9d9d-a7fe1dc556c0.jpg?v=1692993155","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781556596520","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}