{"product_id":"9781929918645","title":"American Children","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Children\u003c\/i\u003e is an elegy-in-verse. Its thematic pillars—four long elegies—are bridged by three sequences: one of poems in free verse, another of poems in traditional and not-so-traditional forms, a third of “miniatures” that are brief verse snapshots arranged in pairs and processions. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Children\u003c\/i\u003e explores the many possibilities of form, texture and tone in the elegy—from free verse to formalist, from straightforward to surreal, from somberly meditative to dazzlingly wise-ass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Simmerman\u003c\/b\u003e has published four poetry collections and co-edited the anthology \u003ci\u003eDog Music: Poetry About Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received fellowships from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, Bread Loaf and the National Education Association. He is a regent’s professor of English at Northern Arizona University. He lives in Flagstaff, Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040201883888,"sku":"9781929918645","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781929918645_p0.jpg?v=1763637952","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781929918645","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}