{"product_id":"letters-of-wallace-stevens","title":"Letters of Wallace Stevens","description":"Long unavailable, now in paperback for the first time, these are the brilliant, subtle, illuminating letters of one of the great poets of the twentieth century. Stevens's famous criterion for poetry—\"It should give pleasure\"—informed his epistolary aesthetic as well; these letters stimulate one's appetite for poetry as they valorize the imagination and the senses. They also offer fascinating glimpses of Stevens as family man, insurance executive, connoisseur, and friend.\n\nFROM THE BOOK:\"Next to the passion flower I love fuchsias, and no kidding. . . . Down among the Pennsylvania Germans there was a race of young men . . . who carved willow fans. These men would take a bit of willow stick about a foot long, peel it and with nothing more than a jackknife carve it into something that looked like a souvenir of Queen Anne's lingerie. The trouble that someone took to invent fuchsias makes me think of these willow fans. However it is a dark and dreary day today and who am I to be frivolous under such circumstances.\"—from a letter to Wilson Taylor, August 20, 1947\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0520206681\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0520206681.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Wallace Stevens|Holly Stevens|Richard Howard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43331248619581,"sku":"BVV.0520206681.G","price":26.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0520206681-0.jpg?v=1783542585","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/letters-of-wallace-stevens","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}