{"product_id":"whale","title":"Whale","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover and paperback copies available in limited quantities \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarked by the characteristic virtuosity of one of this country\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es most distinguished poets and collected in a single volume for the first time, these translations include selections from Beowulf and The Middle English Bestiary, as well as poems by Baudelaire, Char, Akhmatova, Yevtushenko, Brodksy and Bandeira. A Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, Richard Wilbur\u003cspan\u003e’\u003c\/span\u003es many awards include the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.  \u003c\/p\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 This copy has been archived at BOA Editions, Ltd., since its publication.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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Albatross”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOften, for pastime, mariners will ensnare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe albatross, that vast sea-bird who sweeps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn high companionable pinion where\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTheir vessel glides upon the bitter deeps.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTorn from his native space, this captive king\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlounders upon the deck in stricken pride,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd pitiably lets his great white wing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDrag like a heavy paddle at his side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis rider of winds, how awkward he is, and weak!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow droll he seems, who was all grace of late!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sailor pokes a pipestem into his beak;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnother, hobbling, mocks his trammeled gait.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Poet is like this monarch of the clouds,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamiliar of storms, of stars, and of all high things;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExiled on earth amidst its hooting crowds,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe cannot walk, borne down by giant wings. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ePublication Date: January 1, 1994\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0-918526-33-7\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd. 1994\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":8419932101,"sku":"9780918526335","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cloth","offer_id":38545117193,"sku":"9780918526328","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/THE_WHALE.jpg?v=1527683780","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/whale","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}