{"product_id":"9781591280309","title":"The Waters under the Earth","description":"\"Siegel's imagination is excited by the nonhuman world, and he writes about plants and animals with surprising immediacy.... A compassionate observer...he looks at them as mysterious and wonderful signs of a greater order.\" \u003cbr\u003e-Dana Gioia, in Poetry \u003cp\u003eThe London Times LS described Robert Siegel's poetry as \"unpretentious versatility\" like \"returning to the mainland after a tour of the islands.\" In this latest collection of poems, Siegel brings his remarkable range and technical mastery to bear on the mysteries of creation-wolves, slugs, moles, fireworks, mowing-all through a haunting a weave of mythical themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Siegel is the author of eight books of poetry and fiction, including In A Pig's Eye, The Beasts \u0026amp; the Elders, and The Ice at the End of the World. His poetry has received a number of prizes and awards from Poetry, Prairie Schooner, Books \u0026amp; Culture, the Friends of Literature, the Ingram Merrill Foundation, the NEA, and elsewhere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe formerly directed the graduate creative writing program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is professor emeritus of English. He lives near the coast of Maine with his wife, Ann.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Canon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052280725744,"sku":"9781591280309","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781591280309_p0.jpg?v=1769901072","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781591280309","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}