{"product_id":"the-best-of-it-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"The Best of It: New and Selected Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKay Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKay Ryan's recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress's sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet--her awards include the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Guggenheim fellowship. Ryan's \u003ci\u003eThe Best of It: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e has garnered lavish praise. The two hundred poems in \u003ci\u003eThe Best of It\u003c\/i\u003e offer a stunning retrospective of her work, as well as a swath of never-before-published poems--all of which are sure to appeal equally to longtime fans and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKay Ryan served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2008 through 2010.\u003cbr\u003eShe has long lived in Marin County, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 8.22 x 5.92 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (2011)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380375273650,"sku":"9780802145215","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f0d6198b64ec7bd19f9c799189a89b6e.webp?v=1777782393","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-best-of-it-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}