{"product_id":"ten-poems-for-difficult-times","title":"Ten Poems for Difficult Times","description":"In his bestselling Ten Poems series, Roger Housden has shown an uncanny ability to choose and discuss poems that strike at the core of readers' concerns and needs. In this new volume, ten extraordinary poems, along with Housden's incisive essays, bring heartfelt insight and broad perspective both to our personal challenges and to our cultural and collective malaise. Ten Poems for Difficult Times is the perfect gift for oneself or for anyone in need of solace and inspiration.\n\nTen Poems for Difficult Times\n\n\"Good Bones\" by Maggie Smith\n\"The Thing Is\" by Ellen Bass\n\"The Quarrel\" by Conrad Aiken\n\"Cutting Loose\" by William Stafford\n\"Rain Light\" by W. S. Merwin\n\"How the Light Comes\" by Jan Richardson\n\"Now You Know the Worst\" by Wendell Berry\n\"A Brief for the Defense\" by Jack Gilbert\n\"It's This Way\" by Nazim Hikmet\n\"Annunciation\" by Marie Howe\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1608685292\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1608685292.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Housden, Roger\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41928679915578,"sku":"DBV.1608685292.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1608685292-0.jpg?v=1794624323","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/ten-poems-for-difficult-times","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}