{"product_id":"2940169283921","title":"Walking Backwards : Poems 1966-2016","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCollected poems from America's searching and thoughtful philosopher-poet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e...There\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003es something\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eComforting about rituals renewed, even adolescents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e pipe dreams:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ell find out soon enough, and meanwhile find their places\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the eternal scenery, less auguries or cautionary tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThan parts of an unchanging whole, as ripe for contemplation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAs a planisphere or the clouds: the vexed destinies, the shared life,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe sempiternal spectacle of someone preaching to the choir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile walking backwards in the moment on a warm spring afternoon.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Koethe's poems-always dynamic and in process, never static or complete-luxuriate in the questions that punctuate the most humdrum of routines, rendering a robust portrait of an individual: complicated, quotidian, and resounding with truth. Gathering for the first time his impressive and award-winning body of work, published between 1966 and 2016, \u003ci\u003eWalking Backwards\u003c\/i\u003e introduces this gifted poet to a new, wider audience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47116521898224,"sku":"2940169283921","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169283921_p0.jpg?v=1763678246","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169283921","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}