{"product_id":"new-and-selected-poems","title":"New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharacterized by \"a radical simplicity and seriousness of purpose, along with a fearless interest in autobiography and its tragedies and redemptions\" (Matthew Zapruder, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Marie Howe's poetry transforms penetrating observations of everyday life into sacred, humane miracles. This essential volume draws from each of Howe's four previous collections--including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat the Living Do\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1997), a haunting archive of personal loss, and the National Book Award-longlisted \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMagdalene\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2017), a spiritual and sensual exploration of contemporary womanhood--and contains twenty new poems. Whether speaking in the voice of the goddess Persephone or thinking about aging while walking the dog, Howe is \"a light-bearer, an extraordinary poet of our human sorrow and ordinary joy\" (Dorianne Laux).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arvida Book Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51597972308199,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-28at1.59.00PM.png?v=1764367145","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/new-and-selected-poems","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}