{"product_id":"9781555971557","title":"As If It Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eAs If It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eamon Grennan's poems are like late 20th century verbal equivalents of 17th century Dutch paintings. How luminously they capture the brimming fullness of daily life, how scrupulously they come to terms with the complex reality of the limited, given world, how radiantly they clarify 'the daily\/ineluctable clutter of our lives.' These poems shine and matter.\"--Edward Hirsch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This new collection contains some of his [Eamon Grennan's] most telling work, and with so fine a poet that is saying a great deal.\"--W.S. Merwin\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEamon Grennan\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1941, and educated at University College, Dublin, and Harvard University. His poems have been published widely in literary magazines in the U.S. and abroad, including the \u003ci\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Ireland Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrand Street\u003c\/i\u003e. His first U.S. book publication was \u003ci\u003eWhat Light There Is\u003c\/i\u003e (North Point, 1989). He is a professor of English at Vassar College, and spends his leave-time in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055667593456,"sku":"9781555971557","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555971557_p0.jpg?v=1763757461","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555971557","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}