{"product_id":"put-this-on-please-new-selected-poems-9781597099660","title":"Put This On, Please: New \u0026 Selected Poems","description":"William Trowbridge's \u003ci\u003ePut This On, Please: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e contains work from all five of his full collections, as well as a group of new poems. In lines that capture the rhythms of everyday speech (with the ghost of meter haunting closely along), Trowbridge follows misfits and outcasts whose ramblings and shamblings reflect our own well-meaning gropes for fulfillment. These reader-friendly poems draw often from classic films and other elements of popular culture--from Buster Keaton to Chuck Berry, from King Kong to Wile E. Coyote. Trowbridge is not squeamish about exploring the darker side of humanity, as in poems about the Kiss of Death, delivered by Michael Corleone in The Godfather II, or Nebraskan mass murderer Charles Starkweather. Capping off the book, a group of new poems takes a fresh look at old themes, sounding deepened notes of both melancholy and celebration. Throughout this seriocomic account of human foibles, vices, and wonders, Trowbridge makes a strong case for laughter as the only appropriate response to our post-post-modern condition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-346288\"\u003eWilliam Trowbridge\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597099660\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 159709966X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HUM\"\u003eHumor\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HUM005000\"\u003eForm | Limericks \u0026amp; Verse\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Trowbridge is the Poet Laureate of Missouri. He is the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003eShip of Fool\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEnter Dark Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eO Paradise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlickers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Book of Kong\u003c\/i\u003e, and the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eThe Packing House Cantata\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Four Seasons\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Kong\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in such periodicals as \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoulevard\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNew Letters\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Kansas City area and teaches in the University of Nebraska's low-residency MFA program.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43307144085741,"sku":"9781597099660","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_653141fd-0452-4d7a-a78a-0d1e857a3954.jpg?v=1662899638","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/put-this-on-please-new-selected-poems-9781597099660","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}