{"product_id":"original-fire-selected-and-new-poems-paperback","title":"Original Fire: Selected and New Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLouise Erdrich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"These molten poems radiate with the ferocity of desire, and in them Erdrich does not spin verse so much as tell tales--of betrayal and revenge, of hunting and being hunted.\" --\u003cem\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA passionate book of poetry from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louise Erdrich.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important collection, Erdrich has selected the best poems from her two previous books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eJacklight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaptism of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, and added 19 new poems. In an entirely unique fashion, \u003cem\u003e Original Fire\u003c\/em\u003e unfolds the themes and introduces the characters of some of Erdrich's most acclaimed fiction. The beloved storyteller Nanapush, most recently seen in \u003cem\u003eThe Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, appears in these poems as the questing rascal Potchikoo. And a series of poems called \"The Butcher's Wife\"--dating from 1984--contains, in embryo, the story of her novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Master Butchers Singing Club.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important new collection, her first in fourteen years, award-winning author Louise Erdrich has selected poems from her two previous books of poetry, \u003cem\u003eJacklight\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBaptism of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e, and has added nineteen new poems to compose \u003cem\u003eOriginal Fire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 21, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (2005)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454877679794,"sku":"9780060935344","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/cafe5e3b8bdf93ce573ca9ed4ddbb16b_4c065ea8-ad0c-4311-a495-4f1cb3f223cf.webp?v=1778862005","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/original-fire-selected-and-new-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}