{"product_id":"practical-gods-pulitzer-prize-winner-9780141002309","title":"Practical Gods: Pulitzer Prize Winner","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA critically acclaimed literary treasure, \u003ci\u003ePractical Gods\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating poetry collection that transcends conventional perspectives. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the poems in this eighth collection by Carl Dennis involve an attempt to enter into dialogue with pagan and biblical perspectives, to throw light on ordinary experience through metaphor borrowed from religious myth and to translate religious myth into secular terms. While making no claims to put us in touch with some ultimate reality, these clear, precise, sensitive poems help us to pay homage to the everyday household gods that are easy to ignore, the gods that sustain life and make it rewarding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carl Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 5.99w x 0.31d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780141002309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Pulitzer Prize - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/03\/2001 pg. 83\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2001 pg. 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nine books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003ePractical Gods\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. A recipient of fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, in 2000 he was awarded the Ruth Lilly Prize from \u003ci\u003ePoetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and the Modern Poetry Association for his contribution to American poetry. He teaches in the English Department at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and is a sometime member of the faculty of the MFA program in creative writing at Warren Wilson College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43331436347507,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f90e8e1b-afda-4fa4-a44c-535f96d8321f.jpg?v=1754655702","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/practical-gods-pulitzer-prize-winner-9780141002309","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}