{"product_id":"collected-later-poems-9781848619234","title":"Collected Later Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eToby Olson began writing poetry while in high school and he continued writing it while in the U.S. Navy, and later as a student at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He received a Master's Degree at Long Island University in New York, after which he taught Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia. His first novel was \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Jesus\u003c\/em\u003e, and this was followed by eleven books of fiction and many books of poetry. He considers himself a poet who also writes fiction, and now, in his mid-eighties, he continues in the writing of both arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough there were poems written in the years between 1983 and 94, most of his efforts in those eleven years were spent writing fiction. Four novels were published in that time, and come 1994 he found he had enough poems for a book, \u003cem\u003eUnfinished Building\u003c\/em\u003e, and while he continued with fiction, he also found he was writing poetry, and since then he has managed to work at both arts. This volume, including the aforementioned book, contains the collections \u003cem\u003eHuman Nature \u003c\/em\u003e(New Directions), \u003cem\u003eDarklight \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eDeath Sentences\u003c\/em\u003e (both from Shearman Books), and \u003cem\u003eSee \/ Saw\u003c\/em\u003e, published here for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toby Olson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shearsman Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 466\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848619234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOlson, Toby:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Toby Olson has written poetry and fiction for the past sixty years. He has published eleven novels, a collection of short stories, and fifteen books of poetry. He is the recipient of the Pen\/Faulkner award for the most distinguished work of American fiction and Guggenheim, Rockefeller, and National Endowment for the arts fellowships. He lives in Philadelphia and North Truro on Cape Cod, where he does most of his writing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shearsman Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43640020271219,"sku":"9.78185E+12","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a95ce210-8963-4fbd-a592-e39d77b3776e.jpg?v=1755698005","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/collected-later-poems-9781848619234","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}