{"product_id":"say-what-you-will-able-muse-book-award-for-poetry-paperback","title":"Say What You Will (Able Muse Book Award for Poetry) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLen Krisak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn exquisitely crafted poems, Len Krisak's \u003cem\u003eSay What You Will \u003c\/em\u003emuses on a wide range of topics, in present-day and historic settings and relevance: ancient Tiberius, modern-day Halloween, cinema icons, and famous artwork, to name a few. Also included are accomplished translations that bring alive the meaning, feeling, and rhythm of the originals. These are poems delightfully wrought in masterful metrical poetry-nonce forms, sonnet, cento, quatrains, and others. This winner of the 2020 Able Muse Book Award is a collection filled with enlightenment, wonder, and inspiration.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003cem\u003eSAY WHAT YOU WILL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unerring artistry, Len Krisak's poems in \u003cem\u003eSay What You Will \u003c\/em\u003eextend an invitation with enormous erudition, sure, but equally with wit and charm, solemnity and grace, in this exquisite book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Greg Williamson, author of \u003cem\u003eA Most Marvelous Piece of Luck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Len Krisak's \u003cem\u003eSay What You Will\u003c\/em\u003e, a voice comes to us from out of the Midwest, by way of ancient Italy. A formidable translator of Vergil and Horace, Krisak is attuned to echoes lingering in those gorgeous classical ruins that will outlast our century's bravest new structures. He's also attuned to the here-and-now in all its incongruities, a place where (in Krisak's hands) Chinese takeout turns out to rhyme with stakeout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e These are footloose poems, happily ambling here and there, so the reader is hardly surprised if on one page you're in Russia and in another you're contemplating the Boston subway, or if one of Vermeer's silent beauties winds up beside the silent film star Louise Brooks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003eSay What You Will\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart and kindly book. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -Brad Leithauser, 2020 Able Muse Book Award judge, author of \u003cem\u003eRhyme's Rooms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders should welcome \u003cem\u003eSay What You Will\u003c\/em\u003e, the newest book of accessible but challenging poems by Len Krisak. His subjects range from high culture to pop culture, and his well-crafted translations range from the ancient Greeks to Montale. This is one of the best collections of poetry in this pandemic year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e -A. M. Juster, author of \u003cem\u003eWonder and Wrath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLen Krisak graduated from the University of Michigan in 1970 and took his MA from Brandeis University in 1974. In Massachusetts, he worked as a textbook editor and English teacher at Brandeis, Northeastern University, Bentley University, and Stonehill College before retiring in 2010 to write poems and translate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47456613892274,"sku":"9781773490908","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/4fd26eac69f8880970acd5ccf3768a0a.webp?v=1778869061","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/say-what-you-will-able-muse-book-award-for-poetry-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}