{"product_id":"9781942683162","title":"The Day's Last Light Reddens the Leaves of the Copper Beech","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection from best-selling poet and novelist Stephen Dobyns focuses on the hard, ephemeral truth of mortality, including the section “Sixteen Sonnets for Isabel” about the recent death of his wife; the poem \"Laugh,\" a portrait of the late poet Hayden Carruth; and the poignant parable of a horse in a bar. In true Dobyns fashion, these poems grip and guide readers into a state of empathy, ultimately raising the question of how one lives and endures in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecognitions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe awful imbalance that occurs with age\u003cbr\u003ewhen you suddenly see that more friends\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ehave died, than remain alive. And at times\u003cbr\u003ethe memory seems so real that the latest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003erealization of a death can become a second,\u003cbr\u003esmaller death. All those talks cut off in mid-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003esentence. All those plans tossed in the trash.\u003cbr\u003eWhat can you do but sit out on the porch \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen evening comes? The day's last light reddens the leaves of the copper beach.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Dobyns \u003c\/b\u003eis the best-selling author of twenty-three novels, fourteen books of poetry, two collections of essays, and one book of short stories. Among his many honors and awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. Dobyns has worked as a reporter for \u003ci\u003eDetroit News\u003c\/i\u003e, and has written reviews for such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. He has taught at various academic institutions, including Sarah Lawrence College, the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, the University of Iowa, Syracuse University, and Boston University. He currently lives in Westerly, Rhode Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054499938544,"sku":"9781942683162","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942683162_p0.jpg?v=1763786677","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942683162","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}