{"product_id":"rooms-for-rent-in-the-outer-planets-selected-poems-1962-1996-9781550171488","title":"Rooms for Rent in the Outer Planets: Selected Poems 1962-1996","description":"A selection of poems by the man described by the \u003ci\u003eGlobe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e as the greatest of our poets. \u003ci\u003eRooms for Rent in the Outer Planets\u003c\/i\u003e includes three decades' worth of thought-provoking work, including poems from the Governor-General's Award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Cariboo Horses\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNaked with Summer in Your Mouth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePurdy personally made this selection, assisted by Sam Solecki, the editor of \u003ci\u003eStarting from Ameliasburgh: The Collected Prose of Al Purdy\u003c\/i\u003e. In these poems, Purdy ponders the remains of a Native village; encounters Fidel Castro in Revolutionary Square; curses a noisy cellmate in the drunk tank; and marvels at the combination of ballet and murder known as hockey, all in the author's inimitable man-on-the-street style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRooms for Rent in the Outer Planets\u003c\/i\u003e is destined to become the standard Purdy poetry volume for many years to come.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-1067220\"\u003eAl Purdy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harbour Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550171488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550171488\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-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE011000\"\u003eCanadian\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harbour Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44716053627117,"sku":"9781550171488","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_a04dd913-2a32-4f58-ac44-708f5feb6b8e.jpg?v=1704133986","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/rooms-for-rent-in-the-outer-planets-selected-poems-1962-1996-9781550171488","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}