{"product_id":"roots-of-things-essays","title":"Roots of Things: Essays","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRoots of Things: Essays\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMaxine Kumin\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780810126480\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eNorthwestern University Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e208\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Maxine Kumin has been at the vanguard of discussions about feminism and sexism, the state of poetry, and our place in the natural world. \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Things \u003c\/i\u003egathers into one volume her best essays on the issues that have been closest to her throughout her storied career. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDivided into sections on \"Taking Root,\" \"Poets and Poetry,\" and \"Country Living,\" these pieces reveal Kumin honing her views within a variety of forms, including speeches, critical essays, and introductions of other writers' work. Whether she is recollecting scenes from her childhood, ruminating on the ups and downs of what she calls \"pobiz\" (for \"poetry business\"), describing the battles she's fought on behalf of women, or illuminating the lives of animals, Kumin offers insight that can only be born of long and closely observed experience. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Roots of Things: Essays | Maxine Kumin | Paperback | 9780810126480 | Used: Very Good | Literary Criticism 1674392","offer_id":50791271399682,"sku":"1674392","price":24.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/61nqRRC3auL.jpg?v=1792332917","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/roots-of-things-essays","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}