{"product_id":"9781626543898","title":"The Indulgence of Icarus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAd captandum vulgas. To please the mob.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn uncommon hatchery for a poem,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emuch less a lyric meditation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby turns soaring and repining –\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea tour through the fascist mind,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethrough the pride and insecurity that grind\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat its foundations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs the shadow gliding up against the sun\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat of Icarus, denuded of his feathers,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eor that of Danton, despoiled of his head?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs it the archetypal 20th century despot,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea demagogue dictating to the masses,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“beguiling the chambermaid, the tailor”. . . ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr a radical 21st century bully, a con man\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estrapping the casement of feathers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto his shoulders, throwing his glove\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat the foot of the heavens\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“until we fire our torches\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efoamed of dreams and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efan out pitchforked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einto the innocent street”. . . ?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Sager was the recipient of the 2014 William Matthews Poetry Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBILLY COLLINS, JUDGE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054621933808,"sku":"9781626543898","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626543898_p0.jpg?v=1763866287","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626543898","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}