{"product_id":"words-by-the-water-johns-hopkins-poetry-and-fiction-9780801890642","title":"Words by the Water Johns Hopkins Poetry and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWords by the Water is particularly varied and unusually youthful and fresh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmith turns 90 this year, so don't carp about the several previously collected poems in this book. Instead, appreciate the book's exquisite arrangement and the concern of the collection as a whole with linking eras of life and art. -- Ray Olson Booklist 2008 In this utterly delightful book, variety is matched by insight. -- Tom D'Evelyn Providence Journal 2008 Few poets go on writing well into old age, but the Louisiana-born William Jay Smith is one of them. Still going strong, his poetry, marked by great technical skill, is witty and satiric, poignant and humane... Smith's poetry offers sensuous pleasure and intellectual delight. -- Jeffrey Meyers New Criterion 2009 Words by the Water is very much recommended reading for poetry fans. -- James A. Cox Midwest Book Review 2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor's Note\u003cbr\u003ePrelude\u003cbr\u003eThe Atoll\u003cbr\u003eThe Atoll\u003cbr\u003eOf Islands\u003cbr\u003eNote: Palmyra\u003cbr\u003eOn His Dark Bed\u003cbr\u003eReflection\u003cbr\u003eThe Garden\u003cbr\u003eThe Flight\u003cbr\u003eNote: The Atoll\u003cbr\u003eThe Hunt\u003cbr\u003eWillow Wood\u003cbr\u003eInvitation to Ground Zero\u003cbr\u003eContemplation of Conspiracy\u003cbr\u003eThe Poor Peacock and the Rich Peacock\u003cbr\u003ePerfect Lives: Portraits\u003cbr\u003eRiddles\u003cbr\u003eThe Artist and the Arena\u003cbr\u003eThe Hunt\u003cbr\u003eThe Deet and the Dachshund: Light Verse and Satire\u003cbr\u003eDachshunds\u003cbr\u003eAuthor, Author\u003cbr\u003eThe Literary Life\u003cbr\u003eEpitaphs\u003cbr\u003eOn the Banks of the Mississippi\u003cbr\u003eOxford Doggerel\u003cbr\u003eTranslations\u003cbr\u003eHarry Martinson: The Forest of Childhood\u003cbr\u003eHarry Martinson: Peonies\u003cbr\u003eHarry Martinson: The Henhouse\u003cbr\u003ePaul Valéry: Pomegranates\u003cbr\u003eJules Laforgue: The Far West\u003cbr\u003eKjell Hjern: On the Growth of Hair in Middle Age\u003cbr\u003eJean-Max Tixier: Writing\u003cbr\u003eBasho: Haiku\u003cbr\u003eSándor Weöres: The Lunatic Cyclist\u003cbr\u003eSándor Weöres: Boundless Space\u003cbr\u003eThe Greatest Wealth: Wedding Songs\u003cbr\u003eNow Touch the Air Softly\u003cbr\u003eThe Bouquet\u003cbr\u003eSong for a Country Wedding\u003cbr\u003eThe Greatest Wealth\u003cbr\u003eWords by the Water\u003cbr\u003eOld Cherokee Woman's Song\u003cbr\u003eSong of the Dispossessed\u003cbr\u003eA Rational Departure\u003cbr\u003eRhetorical Question\u003cbr\u003eCats in a Summer Garden\u003cbr\u003eTo the Memory of Hubert Creekmore (1907–1966)\u003cbr\u003eA Green Oasis\u003cbr\u003eWoman at the Piano\u003cbr\u003eWords by the Water\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527630266711,"sku":"9780801890642","price":33.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780801890642.jpg?v=1731868617","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/words-by-the-water-johns-hopkins-poetry-and-fiction-9780801890642","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}