{"product_id":"9781771960311","title":"Sum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A poet of direct speech and muscular lexicon.\"—\u003ci\u003eQuill\u0026amp;Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNimbly slipping between personae, masks, and moods, the prosody-driven poems of \u003ci\u003eSum\u003c\/i\u003e weigh the volatility and mutability of the self against the forces of habit, instinct, and urge. With homages to Hopkins, Graves, Wislawa Szymborska, Paul Muldoon, and more, and in allusion-dappled, playfully sprung stanzas, this third book from poet and critic Zachariah Wells both wears its influences openly and spins a sound texture all its own, in a collection far greater than its parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZachariah Wells\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two collections of poetry and a book of criticism (\u003ci\u003eCareer Limiting Moves\u003c\/i\u003e, 2014).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139966189808,"sku":"9781771960311","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771960311_p0.jpg?v=1765233463","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771960311","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}