{"product_id":"the-mercy-seat-collected-and-new-poems-1967-2001-9781556592126","title":"The Mercy Seat: Collected and New Poems 1967-2001","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorman Dubie has one of the most radical imaginations in American letters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the PEN Literary Award for Poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e includes selections from each of Dubie’s 17 previous volumes. Whether illuminating a common laborer or a legendary thinker, Dubie meets his subjects with utter compassion for their humanity and the dignity behind their creative work. In pursuit of the well-told story, his love of history is ever-present—though often he recreates his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“With its restoration of so many out-of-print poems and its addition of new works, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercy Seat\u003c\/i\u003e was one of last year’s most significant publications.” —\u003ci\u003eAmerican Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The voices of Dubie’s monologues are full of astonishing intimacy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359609880919,"sku":"9781556592126","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781556592126.jpg?v=1754125170","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-mercy-seat-collected-and-new-poems-1967-2001-9781556592126","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}