{"product_id":"9781929918751","title":"Falling to Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA bemused, stoop-shouldered figure who is more than a mere speaker—let’s call him a protagonist—stalks the poems of\u003c\/i\u003e Falling to Earth\u003ci\u003e. With candor and an almost grandiose simplicity, Hansen describes the limitations of his middle-aged body and, in so doing, the limitations of his enterprise in mid-life: the gracelessness of survival.\u003c\/i\u003e Falling to Earth \u003ci\u003eis the journey of a vibrant soul refreshing itself poem by poem.\u003c\/i\u003e—Molly Peacock, from her foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e taught writing and literature for 35 years before retiring to the Black Hills of South Dakota. His credits include \u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040254705904,"sku":"9781929918751","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781929918751_p0.jpg?v=1763637429","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781929918751","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}