{"product_id":"water-water-poems-billy-collins-hardcover","title":"Water, Water: Poems -- Billy Collins, Hardcover","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNATIONAL BESTSELLER - From the former Poet Laureate of the United States and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAimless Love\u003c\/i\u003e comes a wondrous new collection of poems focused on the joys and mysteries of daily life.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Among the best poems that [Billy] Collins has ever written.\"--Maureen Corrigan, NPR\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Witty, wry and tender when it hurts, \u003ci\u003eWater\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWater\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasure to read and easy to give.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Collins remains the most companionable of poetic companions.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003e\n\nOne of \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e's Best New Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection of sixty new poems, Billy Collins writes about the beauties and ironies of everyday experience. A poem is best, he feels, when it begins in clarity but ends with a whiff of mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWater, Water\u003c\/i\u003e, Collins combines his vigilant attention and respect for the peripheral to create moments of delight. Common and uncommon events are captured here with equal fascination, be it a cat leaning to drink from a swimming pool, a nurse calling a name in a waiting room, or an astronaut reciting Emily Dickinson from outer space. With his trademark lyrical informality, Collins asks us to slow down and glimpse the elevated in the ordinary, the odd in the familiar. It's no surprise that \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e both call Collins one of America's favorite poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Monet Conundrum\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIs every one of these poems\n\ndifferent from the others\n\nhe asked himself, as the rain quieted down, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eor are they all the same poem, haystack after haystack\n\nat different times of day, different shadows and shades of hay?\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Billy Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Random House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11\/19\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\" H x 5.7\" L x 0.8\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780593731024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49532589146416,"sku":"9780593731024","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9780593731024.jpg?v=1774814135","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/water-water-poems-billy-collins-hardcover","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}