{"product_id":"present-company","title":"Present Company","description":"“One of America's greatest living poets.”—The Washington Post Book World\n“Merwin keeps his language simple but his perceptions complex. Classical in their lines of inquiry and restraint yet vital in their attunement to the here and now, these personal odes and musings on daily existence and the cycles of life are, by turns, bemused and exalted . . . each poem infuses the collection with buoyancy and light.”—Booklist\nNow in paperback, W.S. Merwin's latest masterwork—which reviewers have described as “meditative,” “playful,” and “lithely beautiful”—guides readers to universal themes through worldly specifics. Akin to Pablo Neruda's Elemental Odes, every poem in Present Company directly addresses the people and things of daily life, as in “To the Thief at the Airport” or “To Lingering Regrets.”\n“To This May”\nThey know so much more now about\nthe heart we are told but the world\nstill seems to come one at a time\none day one year one season and here\nit is spring once more with its birds\nnesting in the holes in the walls\nits morning finding the first time\nits light pretending not to move\nalways beginning as it goes\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1556592337\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1556592337.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Merwin, W.S.\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":43332312432701,"sku":"BVV.1556592337.G","price":5.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1556592337-0.jpg?v=1783578477","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/present-company","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}