{"product_id":"plundered-hearts-plundered-hearts-new-and-selected-poems-9780804168755","title":"Plundered Hearts: Plundered Hearts: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA definitive selection of the elegant work by a poet at the forefront of American poetry for more than three decades.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his first several books, J. D. McClatchy established himself as a poet of urbanity, intellect, and prismatic emotion, in the tradition of James Merrill, W. H. Auden, and Elizabeth Bishop--one who balances an exploration of the underworld of desire with a mastery of poetic form, and whose artistry reveals the riches and ruins of our \"plundered hearts.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, opening with exquisite new poems--including the stunning \"My Hand Collection,\" a catalogue of art objects that steals up on the complexity of human touch, and a witty and profound poem entitled \"My Robotic Prostatectomy\"--this selection is a glorious full tour of McClatchy's career. It includes excerpts from the powerful book-length sequence \u003ci\u003eTen Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e (1998) and his more recent works \u003ci\u003eHazmat\u003c\/i\u003e (2002) and \u003ci\u003eMercury Dressing\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)--books that explored the body's melodrama, as well as the heart's treacheries, grievances, and boundless capacities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll of his poems present a sumptuous weave of impassioned thought and clear-sighted feeling. He has been rightly hailed as a poet of \"ferocious alertness,\" one who elicits (says \u003ci\u003eThe New Leader\u003c\/i\u003e) \"the kind of wonder and joy we experience when the curtain comes down on a dazzling performance.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. D. McClatchy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804168755","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713664979081,"sku":"9780804168755","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_0357b80e-d563-4f03-9c4f-b5d02ef390d5.jpg?v=1719619195","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/plundered-hearts-plundered-hearts-new-and-selected-poems-9780804168755","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}