{"product_id":"smog-mother-9781990293214","title":"Smog Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eSmog Mother\u003c\/em\u003e, John Wall Barger asks: What is a poet without a home? Over and over he finds answers in the joy of duende, the goblin spirit that, as Lorca says, \"will not approach at all if he does not see the possibility of death, if he is not convinced he will circle death's house.\" Ranging from an anti-government rally on the streets of Bangkok to a train trip on the Trans-Mongolian Railway, \u003cem\u003eSmog Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is the strongest collection yet from a poet writing at the height of his powers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15301886\"\u003eJohn Wall Barger\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palimpsest Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781990293214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1990293212\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-POE023030\"\u003eSubjects \u0026amp; Themes | Animals \u0026amp; Nature\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Wall Barger is the author of five previous books of poetry: \u003cem\u003ePain-proof Men\u003c\/em\u003e (2009); \u003cem\u003eHummingbird\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), finalist for the Raymond Souster Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Festus\u003c\/em\u003e (2015), finalist for the J.M. Abraham Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Mean Game\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), finalist for The Phillip H. McMath Book Award; and \u003cem\u003eResurrection Fail\u003c\/em\u003e (2021). He is a contract editor at Frontenac House, and teaches in the BFA Program for Creative Writing at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. See: johnwallbarger.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palimpsest Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44456814477549,"sku":"9781990293214","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4d72cc79-2890-44c3-b8d1-60b9f5d84114.jpg?v=1700409139","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/smog-mother-9781990293214","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}