{"product_id":"update-on-the-descent-paperback","title":"Update on the Descent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Hinsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eUpdate on the Descent\u003c\/i\u003e, Ellen Hinsey draws on personal experience and family tragedy to forge a masterful meditation on the extremes of the human condition. A poet who situates herself in a landscape steeped in the tragic history and artistic splendor of Europe, Hinsey suffuses her work with the urgency of historical memory. Alternating lyrics, aphorism, anti-lyrics, and philosophical notebooks, she explores the nature of terror, war, tyranny, and violence as well as reconciliation and renewal of the human spirit. Called by Carolyn Forche, \"A true poet, whose sense of line, cadence, and tonality is unsurpassed among poets of her generation,\" Hinsey brilliantly contributes to the tradition of poetry as a witness to history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Hinsey's other collections of poetry include \u003ci\u003eCities of Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition, and \u003ci\u003eThe White Fire of Time\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eUpdate on the Descent\u003c\/i\u003e was a 2007 National Poetry Series Finalist. Her other honors include a Berlin Prize Fellowship, a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writer's Award, and a Lannan Foundation Award. Her poems, essays, and translations have appeared widely in such publications as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, the\u003ci\u003e Southern Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives and teaches in Paris.\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 0.4 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67981447987454,"sku":"9780268031084","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/rrOtSXGLHp9780268031084.webp?v=1793807519","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/update-on-the-descent-paperback","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}