{"product_id":"9781566638012","title":"Taking the Occasion","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Criterion Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTaking the Occasion\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDaniel Brown\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry \/ American \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe eighth winner of the New Criterion Poetry Prize is Daniel Brown's \u003ci\u003eTaking the Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e. From its opening lines, his book sounds a new note in poetry: \"The thing about the old one about \/ The tree in the forest and nobody's around \/ And how it falls maybe with a sound, \/ Maybe not . . .\" In poem after poem, Mr. Brown plays urban speech rhythms (much as Robert Frost played rural ones) across the back-beat of meter and rhyme. Distinctive in matter as well as in manner, \u003ci\u003eTaking the Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e addresses subjects that range from a moment's fancy to stirring ruminations on existence. In a time when many poets see subjects as superfluous, Brown demonstrates the abiding power of an arresting premise, much as music derives life from a memorable tune. His work repeatedly sounds emotional or philosophical depths, yet he isn't above eliciting a laugh in the process.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDaniel Brown's poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePartisan Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eParnassus: Poetry in Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Winner of a Pushcart Prize, he has been widely anthologized in volumes such as \u003ci\u003ePoetry 180\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Billy Collins, and \u003ci\u003eFathers\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by David Ray. He holds a master's degree in musicology from Cornell University and has taught at Cornell and Dartmouth College. His \u003ci\u003eWhy Bach?\u003c\/i\u003e, an appreciation of Bach's music, is available on the Internet. He lives in Baldwin, New York.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 September 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIvan R. Dee\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781566638012\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e80\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51198009376908,"sku":"9781566638012","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2cceaafd-4f10-4ee3-a6fc-b91faf2161e1.jpg?v=1782962918","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781566638012","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}