{"product_id":"claude-before-time-and-space-poems-paperback","title":"Claude Before Time and Space: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClaudia Emerson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eClaude before Time and Space\u003c\/i\u003e, her final collection, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Claudia Emerson quietly but fiercely explores the themes of mortality and time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the first section of this book, \"The Wheel,\" Emerson uses a rural southern setting in poems that reflect on memory, the self, and relationships. In section two, \"Bird Ephemera\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\" she explores historical figures--from an early naturalist and writer who raised her children in poverty to a small-town doctor. The collection concludes with a series of poems named after the poet's father. This illuminating body of work displays a master poet at the height of her craft.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eClaudia Emerson published six poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eLate Wife, Secure the Shadow, The Opposite House, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImpossible Bottle.\u003c\/i\u003e Before her death in 2014, she was professor of English and a member of the creative writing faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Emerson served as poet laureate of Virginia and won numerous awards for teaching and writing, including the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 8.83 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47451039858866,"sku":"9780807167861","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d305f879afc25f413b602ee834d7c590.webp?v=1778793609","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/claude-before-time-and-space-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}