{"product_id":"the-lives-of-the-poems-and-three-talks-paperback","title":"The Lives of the Poems and Three Talks - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring 2014, Wave Books editor Joshua Beckman traveled around the country giving lectures on poetry. Collected here as two books in conversation--and inaugurating Wave's Bagley Wright Lecture Series publications--these talks provide a rare and unique insight into a deeply literary life. In \u003cem\u003eThe Lives of the Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, Beckman offers three variations of the same talk that--through repetition and adjustment, a sort of echolocating--illuminate the intimate experience of making a particular set of poems. In \u003cem\u003eThree Talks\u003c\/em\u003e, he explores the fluid social dynamics of poetry as it lives between readers, poems, and books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Lives of the Poems and Three Talks\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Inside of an Apple\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTake It\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShake\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYour Time Has Come, \u003c\/em\u003e and two collaborations with Matthew Rohrer: \u003cem\u003eNice Hat. Thanks\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAdventures While Preaching the Gospel of Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e. He is editor-in-chief at Wave Books and has translated numerous works of poetry and prose, including \u003cem\u003eMicrograms\u003c\/em\u003e, by Jorge Carrera Andrade, \u003cem\u003e5 Meters of Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2010) by Carlos Oquendo de Amat and \u003cem\u003ePoker\u003c\/em\u003e (Ugly Duckling Presse, 2008) by Tomaz Salamun, which was a finalist for the PEN America Poetry in Translation Award. He also co-edited \u003cem\u003eSupplication: Selected Poems of John Wieners\u003c\/em\u003e. Beckman is the recipient of numerous awards, including a NYFA fellowship and a Pushcart Prize. He lives in Seattle and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53735296827756,"sku":"9781940696423","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0989\/3019\/6844\/files\/482d811e0fd95cd14dd818f5c66494f1.webp?v=1778377927","url":"https:\/\/pattansenterprise.com\/products\/the-lives-of-the-poems-and-three-talks-paperback","provider":"Pattansenterprise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}