{"product_id":"we-meet","title":"We Meet","description":"The singular work of Kenneth Patchen has influenced poets, artists and political activists for decades. New Directions is proud to launch a Patchen revival beginning with omnibus editions of his unique compositions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eWe Meet\u003c\/em\u003e highlights Patchen's more outlandish side and includes, like fabrics stitched into a crazy quilt, \u003cem\u003eBecause It Is, A Letter to God, Poemscapes, Hurrah For Anything,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAflame \u0026amp; Afun of Walking Faces\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Because to understand one must begin somewhere,\" opens Patchen's fabulous book of poems \u003cem\u003eBecause It Is\u003c\/em\u003e: perhaps the most ideal reason for such a melting pot of poetry. Open any page at random and find Patchen protesting the Second World War (\u003cem\u003eA Letter to God\u003c\/em\u003e), or telling the tale of how hot water first came to be tracked onto bedroom floors (\u003cem\u003eAflame and Afun of Walking Faces\u003c\/em\u003e), or informing the reader what happened when the nervous vine wouldn't twine \u003cem\u003e(Because It Is\u003c\/em\u003e), or why he loathes those who act as if a cherry were something they personally thought up (\u003cem\u003eHurrah For Anything\u003c\/em\u003e), or answering what he wants out of life: \"let's say-no matter\" (\u003cem\u003ePoemscapes\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kenneth Patchen, Devendra Banhart\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780811217583\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20100108\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42850219753533,"sku":"9780811217583","price":28.76,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/7689\/2989\/files\/9780811217583.jpg?v=1766615432","url":"https:\/\/www.palmleaf.com.au\/products\/we-meet","provider":"Palmleaf","version":"1.0","type":"link"}