{"product_id":"the-first-two-books-of-poems","title":"The First Two Books of Poems","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eThe First Two Books of Poems\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Pinsky\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780691278230\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePrinceton University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2026\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e184\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eNew from the publisher\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe remarkable first two books of poetry by the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize finalist and former U.S. poet laureate--now combined in a single volume with a new preface by the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning poet Robert Pinsky's first two collections--\u003ci\u003eSadness And Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAn Explanation of America\u003c\/i\u003e--announced the arrival of a major new voice in American poetry. Now, these acclaimed books are presented together in a single volume featuring a new preface by the author, introducing a new generation of readers to the groundbreaking early work of a beloved poet. \u003ci\u003eSadness And Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e explores everyday subjects such as the streets and oceanfront of Pinsky's hometown of Long Branch, New Jersey, while the long title poem of \u003ci\u003eAn Explanation of America\u003c\/i\u003e examines personal and national myths as it transports readers across the country.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"The First Two Books of Poems | Robert Pinsky | Paperback | 9780691278230 | New | Poetry 1765000","offer_id":49468569452696,"sku":"1765000","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81g9FCZh1gL.jpg?v=1784045013","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/the-first-two-books-of-poems","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}