{"product_id":"the-days-last-light-reddens-the-leaves-of-the-copper-beech-paperback","title":"The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Dobyns\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new collection from best-selling poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns focuses on the hard, ephemeral truth of mortality, including the section \"Sixteen Sonnets for Isabel\" about the recent death of his wife; the poem Laugh, a portrait of the late poet Hayden Carruth; and the poignant parable of a horse in a bar. In true Dobyns fashion, these poems grip and guide readers into a state of empathy, ultimately raising the question of how one lives and endures in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecognitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe awful imbalance that occurs with age\u003cbr\u003ewhen you suddenly see that more friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehave died, than remain alive. And at times\u003cbr\u003ethe memory seems so real that the latest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003erealization of a death can become a second, \u003cbr\u003esmaller death. All those talks cut off in mid-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esentence. All those plans tossed in the trash.\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you do but sit out on the porch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen evening comes? The day's last light\u003cbr\u003ereddens the leaves of the copper beach.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Dobyns \u003c\/b\u003eis the best-selling author of twenty-three novels, fourteen books of poetry, two collections of essays, and one book of short stories. Among his many honors and awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Dobyns has worked as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written reviews for such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at various academic institutions, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Boston University. He currently lives in Westerly, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Dobyns is the author of 23 novels, including the popular Saratoga crime novels, 14 books of poetry, one book of short stories, and two collections of essays on poetry. His books of poetry include \u003ci\u003eWinter's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (Copper Canyon Press, 2010); \u003ci\u003eMystery, So Long\u003c\/i\u003e (2005); \u003ci\u003eThe Porcupine's Kisses\u003c\/i\u003e (2002); \u003ci\u003eDo They Have a Reason?\u003c\/i\u003e (2000); \u003ci\u003ePallbearers Envying the One Who Rides\u003c\/i\u003e (Penguin, 1999); \u003ci\u003eCommon Carnage\u003c\/i\u003e (1996); \u003ci\u003eVelocities: New and Selected Poems 1966-1992\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); \u003ci\u003eCemetery Nights\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), which won a Melville Cane Award; \u003ci\u003eBlack Dog, Red Dog \u003c\/i\u003e(1984), which was a winner in the National Poetry Series; \u003ci\u003eHeat Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1980); and \u003ci\u003eConcurring Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), which was the 1972 Lamont Poetry Selection of The Academy of American Poets. His novels include \u003ci\u003eBoy in the Water\u003c\/i\u003e (Holt\/Metropolitan, 1999); \u003ci\u003eThe Church of Dead Girls\u003c\/i\u003e (1997); \u003ci\u003eSaratoga Fleshpot\u003c\/i\u003e (1995); \u003ci\u003eThe Wrestler's Cruel Study\u003c\/i\u003e (1993); and \u003ci\u003eSaratoga Haunting\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). His novels have been translated into more than ten languages. Among his many honors and awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Dobyns has worked as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written review for such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, Philadelphia Inquirer, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at various academic institutions, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Boston University. He currently lives in Westerly, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47382972727474,"sku":"9781942683162","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/57e5cc3b8ad8a74b13879a183ce9107e.webp?v=1777849117","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-days-last-light-reddens-the-leaves-of-the-copper-beech-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}