{"product_id":"on-poetry-culture-and-democracy-paperback","title":"On Poetry, Culture, and Democracy - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Pinsky\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Pinsky belongs to that rarest category of talents, a poet-critic.\"--Robert Lowel\u003c\/b\u003el \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo important books of criticism by the Pulitzer Prize finalist and former U.S. poet laureate--now combined in a single volume with a new preface by the author\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Robert Pinsky, poetry's individual, human scale as a fundamentally vocal medium--with poems brought to life by one person at a time--gives poetry a unique importance in American and democratic culture and society. This book brings together two compelling works of criticism by the former poet laureate--\u003ci\u003eThe Situation of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy, Culture and the Voice of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he makes a passionate and eloquent case for the vital role of poetry in a democracy.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Pinsky\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning American poet, essayist, and translator. He has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and the National Book Critics Circle Award for criticism. He served for three terms as the U.S. Poet Laureate, during which time he founded the Favorite Poem Project. His many books include \u003ci\u003eRobert Pinsky: The First Two Books of Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Princeton) and the memoir \u003ci\u003eJersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet\u003c\/i\u003e. His bestselling translation of Dante's \u003ci\u003eInferno\u003c\/i\u003e won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. Among his other awards and honors are the William Carlos Williams Award, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize, the PEN\/Voelcker Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the PEN American Center, and the Harold Washington Award from the City of Chicago. He is distinguished professor emeritus of English and creative writing at Boston University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52108288033069,"sku":"9780691278254","price":26.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/9JP0G_f-E59780691278254.webp?v=1780487417","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/on-poetry-culture-and-democracy-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}