{"title":"Thomas Whitbread","description":"\u003cspan\u003eThomas Whitbread wrote several books of published poetry, notably: \u003cem\u003eFour Infinites\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWhomp and Moonshiver\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Structures Minds Erect\u003c\/em\u003e, and had many poems published in anthologies and journals. He attended Amherst College for undergraduate school, and went on to Harvard Graduate school, where he received his Doctorate of Philosophy in the subject of English. In 1959, he began teaching at the University of Texas at Austin, where he continued to teach until the last year of his life. He sadly passed away on October 1, 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"whomp-and-moonshiver","title":"Whomp and Moonshiver","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover and paperback copies available in limited quantities \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a first edition, first printing. Book Condition: Fine. This copy has been archived at BOA Editions, Ltd., since its publication. Unread. Ideal collector's copy. Actual cover design may vary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePraise for the collection \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The prevalence of a loose 'naturalness' in contemporary poetry has made the ordinary reader a poor critic when he encounters meter, rhyme, and the like; he can't well distinguish the honest, functional use of such a means from a frilly and obtrusive formalism, and that's too bad. Still, it would take a very ordinary reader to find a culpable artificiality in Thomas Whitbread's poems. Their language has a supple openness, as of an amiable and intelligent man talking; both in its playfulness and in its gravity, it avoids the stagey; and it easily enlists any suitable form in the pursuit and sharpening of its point.\"\u003cstrong\u003e—Richard Wilbur\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd. 1982. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":8419401157,"sku":"9780918526311","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cloth","offer_id":38544832201,"sku":"9780918526304","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cloth (Signed)","offer_id":38544832265,"sku":"9780918526304","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/Whomp_and_Moonshiver.jpg?v=1527683787"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/Cu5rPiLXgAAP5Jp.jpg?v=1498163155","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/thomas-whitbread.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}