{"product_id":"odd-mercy-poems-paperback","title":"Odd Mercy: Poems - 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\u003eGerald Stern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe centerpiece of Gerald Stern's ninth collection is a long poem titled \"Hot Dog,\" named for a beautiful street woman who lives in and around Tompkins Square Park. Other characters in this poem are St. Augustine, Walt Whitman, Noah, Gerald Stern himself, and a ninety-year-old black preacher from the Midwest. In \"Hot Dog,\" and throughout, Stern wrestles with the issues--hope, memory, faith--that have always occupied him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 122\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8.23 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 17, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47579119091933,"sku":"9780393316308","price":19.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/UEY4VXFtM0cwYXFiZjVackVZUVVwdz09.webp?v=1773519278","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/odd-mercy-poems-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}