{"product_id":"9781933517377","title":"Take It","description":"\u003cp\u003e“His voice finds shape within every fragment. It is a voice that is at once forlorn and passionate and preoccupied with beauty. . . . Joshua Beckman’s poetry wears its heart on its sleeve.”— \u003ci\u003eSlope\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Through repetition, rhythm, and a pervasively taut but accessible voice, Beckman sweeps us through his poems.”— \u003ci\u003eRain Taxi\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of poetry’s genuinely necessary voices, Joshua Beckman offers a magnanimous vision of the poetic and social landscape, masterfully combining traditional and contemporary concerns and speech patterns in attending to a degraded, yet wondrous world. \u003ci\u003eTake It\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift of profound generosity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eI feel now like I am saying sorry for something, when\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ewhat I am saying here is that the unknowing spirit is\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003egreater than the knowing spirit, that no matter what\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eemboldened structure descends to stand before you\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ein its plan and fullness, you do not know what it is.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eJoshua Beckman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New Haven, Connecticut. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eShake\u003c\/i\u003e (Wave Books, 2006), multiple collections of collaborative work, and numerous translations. He lives in both Brooklyn and Seattle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wave Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058238243056,"sku":"9781933517377","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781933517377_p0.jpg?v=1763655208","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781933517377","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}