{"product_id":"folly-paperback","title":"Folly - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Axelrod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Axelrod's new collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eFolly, \u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps his most personal, vivid and honest work to date. Taking Desderius Erasmus as his noble guide, Axelrod follows the road of folly, error and ignorance that constitute our common life. Along the way we meet Dostoyevsky while Nordic skiing, get a haircut, watch a divorced woman and her daughter fly kites, hold a crippled bird in our hands, consider the virtue of shovels and the perversity of old chainsaws, cross a river with Basho, and blow up an oven heating bagels. Striking notes of real praise alongside bewilderment, this new collection from the author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Next Old Knife?, \u003c\/i\u003ereminds us over and over of our privilege and reverence for this existence and our \"dumb luck.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Axelrod\u003c\/b\u003e has published seven collections of poems, most recently, \u003ci\u003eWhat Next, Old Knife? \u003c\/i\u003ealso from Lost Horse Press, and a collection of non-fiction, \u003ci\u003eTroubled Intimacies. \u003c\/i\u003eHe teaches at Eastern Oregon University, where he directs the Ars Poetica Lecture Series and edits--along with Jodi Varon--the award-winning \u003ci\u003ebasalt: a journal of fine and literary arts.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.74 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67981489766654,"sku":"9780991146536","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/RG1tANOJfn9780991146536.webp?v=1793807587","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/folly-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}