{"product_id":"taking-the-occasion","title":"Taking the Occasion","description":"The eighth winner of the New Criterion Poetry Prize is Daniel Brown's \u003ci\u003eTaking the Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e. From its opening lines, his book sounds a new note in poetry: \"The thing about the old one about \/ The tree in the forest and nobody's around \/ And how it falls maybe with a sound, \/ Maybe not . . .\" In poem after poem, Mr. Brown plays urban speech rhythms (much as Robert Frost played rural ones) across the back-beat of meter and rhyme. Distinctive in matter as well as in manner, \u003ci\u003eTaking the Occasion\u003c\/i\u003e addresses subjects that range from a moment's fancy to stirring ruminations on existence. In a time when many poets see subjects as superfluous, Brown demonstrates the abiding power of an arresting premise, much as music derives life from a memorable tune. His work repeatedly sounds emotional or philosophical depths, yet he isn't above eliciting a laugh in the process.","brand":"Ivan R Dee, Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55921794220376,"sku":"9781566638012","price":25.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781566638012_0b3a0563-6d73-4542-a275-28be465a6578.jpg?v=1769887819","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/taking-the-occasion","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}