{"product_id":"the-end-of-the-west-paperback","title":"The End of the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Dickman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDickman's book moves with careful intensity as it confidently illuminates buried, contemporary suffering.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth Bishop said that the three qualities she admired most in poetry were accuracy, spontaneity, and mystery. Michael Dickman's first full-length collection of poems demonstrates each brilliantly....These are lithe, seemingly effortless poems, poems whose strange affective power remains even after several readings. Again and again the language seems to disappear, leaving the reader with woven flashes of image, situation, emotion....These are durable poems from one of the most accomplished and original poets to emerge in years.--\u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith vacant space and verbal economy, his work suggests volumes. --\u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eThe poems in Michael Dickman's energized debut document the bright desires and all-too-common sufferings of modern times: the churn of domestic violence, spiritual longing, drug abuse, and the impossible expectations fathers have for their sons. In a poem that references heroin and \"scary parents,\" Dickman reminds us that \"Still there is a lot to pray to on earth.\" Dickman is a poet to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can go blind, waiting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbelievable quiet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eexcept for their \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esoundings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoving the sea around\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnbelievable quiet inside you, as they change\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe face of water\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe only other time I felt this still was watching Leif shoot up when we were twelve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunlight all over his face\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ebreaking\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe surface of something\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI couldn't see\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can wait your\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhole life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Dickman\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and began writing poems \"after accidentally reading a Neruda ode.\" His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 89\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.52 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53741658669420,"sku":"9781556592898","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/52b47a4dc4ef3cc7a5448db6ecb76ad8.webp?v=1778492309","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-end-of-the-west-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}