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{"id":7348969373755,"title":"Poems for All the Annettes","handle":"poems-for-all-the-annettes","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Contact Press in 1962, then later by House of Anansi in 1967, and again in a revised, expanded edition in 1972, \u003cem\u003ePoems for All the Annettes\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career. So many beloved poems are here—\"At Roblin Lake,\" \"At the Quinte Hotel\"—but also so many undiscovered gems and treasures. It is at once the perfect introduction to this remarkable poet’s work and a collection rich and deep enough to satisfy even the experienced Purdy fan. This edition reproduces the final, expanded text of the 1972 edition, and features a brilliant new introduction by poet and novelist Steven Heighton, who knew Purdy well.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-20T16:59:19-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-20T16:53:16-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["A List","Adult Poetry","By (author) Purdy Al","Introduction by Heighton Steven","pub date: 2012-10-13"],"price":1495,"price_min":1495,"price_max":1495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42024738291771,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770892606","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Poems for All the Annettes - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1495,"weight":163,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770892606","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_48affc0c-11f6-416d-8eda-422f81574737.jpg?v=1740088407"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_48affc0c-11f6-416d-8eda-422f81574737.jpg?v=1740088407","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25135674949691,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"width":400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_48affc0c-11f6-416d-8eda-422f81574737.jpg?v=1740088407"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_48affc0c-11f6-416d-8eda-422f81574737.jpg?v=1740088407","width":400}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published by Contact Press in 1962, then later by House of Anansi in 1967, and again in a revised, expanded edition in 1972, \u003cem\u003ePoems for All the Annettes\u003c\/em\u003e stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career. So many beloved poems are here—\"At Roblin Lake,\" \"At the Quinte Hotel\"—but also so many undiscovered gems and treasures. It is at once the perfect introduction to this remarkable poet’s work and a collection rich and deep enough to satisfy even the experienced Purdy fan. This edition reproduces the final, expanded text of the 1972 edition, and features a brilliant new introduction by poet and novelist Steven Heighton, who knew Purdy well.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Poems for All the Annettes
Poems for All the Annettes stands as one of the essential documents of the great Al Purdy’s career.
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{"id":7348969177147,"title":"The New Measures","handle":"the-new-measures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry and the League of Canadian Poets: Raymond Souster Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe follow up to \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, A. F. Moritz's \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold collection of fiery, passionate, visionary, and fiercely singing new work. These poems make unique music, by turns tender and forceful, terrified and assured, grateful and enraged. They revel in pleasure, and the thirst for more pleasure. And they insist on the hope -- perhaps paradoxical, perhaps impossible, yet never extinguished -- for the perfection of a world both natural and human. \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e makes fear and grief into prophecy and joy at each turn of phrase. It is a brilliant new work from one of our greatest poets.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-20T16:55:00-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-20T16:52:08-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Award Winning","Adult Poetry","Adult Starred Reviews","By (author) Moritz A.F.","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2012-04-07"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42024737538107,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770891104","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"The New Measures - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":109,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770891104","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_21217882-2618-40ee-8a01-1afa9bae5f52.jpg?v=1740088348"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_21217882-2618-40ee-8a01-1afa9bae5f52.jpg?v=1740088348","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25135674294331,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"width":400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_21217882-2618-40ee-8a01-1afa9bae5f52.jpg?v=1740088348"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_21217882-2618-40ee-8a01-1afa9bae5f52.jpg?v=1740088348","width":400}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry and the League of Canadian Poets: Raymond Souster Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe follow up to \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, A. F. Moritz's \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold collection of fiery, passionate, visionary, and fiercely singing new work. These poems make unique music, by turns tender and forceful, terrified and assured, grateful and enraged. They revel in pleasure, and the thirst for more pleasure. And they insist on the hope -- perhaps paradoxical, perhaps impossible, yet never extinguished -- for the perfection of a world both natural and human. \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e makes fear and grief into prophecy and joy at each turn of phrase. It is a brilliant new work from one of our greatest poets.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
{"AlsoRecommendedISBN_0":"9780887847578","AlsoRecommendedISBN_1":"9780887847950","AlsoRecommendedISBN_2":"9781770893191","BASICMainSubject":"POE011000","BASICMainSubjectLiteral":"POETRY\/Canadian","BiographicalNote":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.F. MORITZ\u003c\/strong\u003e’s most recent books from House of Anansi Press are \u003cem\u003eGreat Silent Ballad\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), \u003cem\u003eAs Far as You Know\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eThe Sparrow: Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). Three of his books have been finalists for the Governor General’s Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e won the Griffin Poetry Prize. His work overall has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and other recognitions. A.F. Moritz was Poet Laureate of Toronto from 2019 to 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e","BISACSubjectLiteral_0":"POETRY \/ Canadian \/ General","BISACSubject_0":"POE011000","ContributorBio_0":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA.F. MORITZ\u003c\/strong\u003e’s most recent books from House of Anansi Press are \u003cem\u003eGreat Silent Ballad\u003c\/em\u003e (2024), \u003cem\u003eAs Far as You Know\u003c\/em\u003e (2020) and \u003cem\u003eThe Sparrow: Selected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). Three of his books have been finalists for the Governor General’s Award; \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e won the Griffin Poetry Prize. His work overall has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Award in Literature of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and other recognitions. A.F. Moritz was Poet Laureate of Toronto from 2019 to 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","ContributorRole_0":"By (author)","Contributor_0":"Moritz, A.F. (CA)","Description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for the Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry and the League of Canadian Poets: Raymond Souster Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe follow up to \u003cem\u003eThe Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Griffin Poetry Prize, A. F. Moritz's \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e is a bold collection of fiery, passionate, visionary, and fiercely singing new work. These poems make unique music, by turns tender and forceful, terrified and assured, grateful and enraged. They revel in pleasure, and the thirst for more pleasure. And they insist on the hope -- perhaps paradoxical, perhaps impossible, yet never extinguished -- for the perfection of a world both natural and human. \u003cem\u003eThe New Measures\u003c\/em\u003e makes fear and grief into prophecy and joy at each turn of phrase. It is a brilliant new work from one of our greatest poets.\u003c\/p\u003e","EAN":"9781770891104","excerpt_0":"https:\/\/biblioshare.org\/BNCservices\/BNCServices.asmx\/Samples?token=fcf85c1c1b298e99\u0026amp;ean=9781770891104\u0026amp;SAN=\u0026amp;Perspective=excerpt\u0026amp;FileNumber=0","Height":"8.6","HeightCode":"in","Imprint":"House of Anansi Press","NumberOfPages":"88","OtherText_Review_0":"\u003cp\u003e“The New Measures articulates with great artistry its author's profound concern and abiding love for the human race.” — \u003cstrong\u003eMark Callanan, \u003cem\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_0_Auth":"Mark Callanan","OtherText_Review_0_Src":"Quill and Quire","OtherText_Review_1":"\u003cp\u003e“Moritz’s work isn’t light reading, its polished turns of phrase and fluid cadences notwithstanding. But taking the time to let these subtle, far-reaching poems sink in is itself spiritually revitalizing.” — \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_1_Src":"Toronto Star","OtherText_Review_2":"\u003cp\u003e“By their mysteriousness and mythic quality... we are invited to see ourselves and our society in those imagined. The New Measures is a book of stand-alone poems that enrich one another through proximity. Moritz’s vision builds not just within but also between poems—between those of societal ruin, and those that dream longingly of paradise.” — \u003cstrong\u003eSue Sinclair, \u003cem\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Sue Sinclair","OtherText_Review_2_Src":"Arc Poetry Magazine","OtherText_ShortDescription_0":"A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.","PrizeCodeText_0":"Short-listed","PrizeCodeText_1":"Winner","PrizeCode_0":"04","PrizeCode_1":"01","PrizeName_0":"Governor General's Literary Award: Poetry","PrizeName_1":"League of Canadian Poets: Raymond Souster Award","PrizeYear_0":"2012","PrizeYear_1":"2013","ProductFormDescription":"trade paperback","PublicationDate":"2012-04-07","Publisher":"House of Anansi Press Inc","ShortDescription":"A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.","Width":"5.5","WidthCode":"in"}
The New Measures
A bold collection from Griffin Poetry Prize and Governor General's Literary Award winner poet A.F. Moritz.
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{"id":7348967833659,"title":"Chaser","handle":"chaser","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChaser\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of poems that grows from the troubling premise that each of us lives in a state of pre-diagnosis. Our bodies are never under our control, and when illness strikes we must redraw the boundary between the well and the unwell, interacting with the world differently. In these poems, the experience of illness is applied to individuals, communities, economic systems, and travel between nations. In bracing, electric language and form, the book’s three threads — one following a group of patients and a character known as Invalid, one examining a scientist’s study of tuberculosis, and a third examining the language of manic economy — explore different notions of consumption, wellness, discovery, and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2025-02-20T16:51:24-05:00","created_at":"2025-02-20T16:45:18-05:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult Poetry","By (author) Knight Erin","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2012-04-07"],"price":1995,"price_min":1995,"price_max":1995,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":42024732098619,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781770890114","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Chaser - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":1995,"weight":136,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781770890114","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9bd04750-0658-451c-8044-316467de9190.jpg?v=1740087932"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9bd04750-0658-451c-8044-316467de9190.jpg?v=1740087932","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":25135667380283,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"width":400,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9bd04750-0658-451c-8044-316467de9190.jpg?v=1740087932"},"aspect_ratio":0.647,"height":618,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_9bd04750-0658-451c-8044-316467de9190.jpg?v=1740087932","width":400}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChaser\u003c\/em\u003e is a book of poems that grows from the troubling premise that each of us lives in a state of pre-diagnosis. Our bodies are never under our control, and when illness strikes we must redraw the boundary between the well and the unwell, interacting with the world differently. In these poems, the experience of illness is applied to individuals, communities, economic systems, and travel between nations. In bracing, electric language and form, the book’s three threads — one following a group of patients and a character known as Invalid, one examining a scientist’s study of tuberculosis, and a third examining the language of manic economy — explore different notions of consumption, wellness, discovery, and growth.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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Chaser
An exciting and provocative collection from one of the most promising young voices in Canadian poetry.
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{"id":7299167354939,"title":"Myth","handle":"myth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMyth\u003c\/em\u003e, the much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre, weaves between worlds (‘real’ and ‘imaginary’) unearthing the unsettling: our jaded and joyful relationships to land, ancestry, trauma, self, and future. In three movements and two interludes, the poems in \u003cem\u003eMyth\u003c\/em\u003e move symphonically from tropical islands to barren cities, from lucid dreams to the mysteries of reality, from the sea to the cosmos. A dynamic mix of speculative poetry and ecstatic lyricism, the otherworldly and the sublime, Pierre’s poems never stray too long or too far from the spell of unspoiled nature: “The palm trees nod \/ at the ocean \/ the ocean does \/ what it always does \/ trusts the moon completely.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriends ‘with benefits’ tour the wonders of Grenada’s landscapes; extraterrestrials visit the Caribbean and the locals don’t seem phased; red birds “saunter airily like tourists,” La Diablesse lures helpless suitors to their dooms. This collection asks: How can myths manifest themselves in our daily lives? What do we actually mean when we say we love ourselves and others? 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A CBC Best Book of 2025 The much-anticipated debut collection from the multi-talented Terese Mason Pierre.
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Shadow Price is a stunning debut that examines the idea of value in a world that burns under our capitalist lens.
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With flexibility and invisible acrobatics, The Seated Woman presents, as in the theatre, a competitive dialogue between a woman and her poems.
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The theological music that courses throughout the book was not a narrowing toward some esoteric knowledge but rather an opening toward a collective sense of enmeshment with the inscrutable world. This book\u0026nbsp;is a necessary reminder that ‘there is something inside \/ [us] that says live.’ \u003ci\u003eMy Grief, the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonder and a delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Review_2_Auth":"Billy-Ray Belcourt, author of This Wound Is a World and NDN Coping Mechanisms","OtherText_Review_3":"\u003cp\u003eMapping us through time, space, and geography, Sanna Wani’s debut collection \u003ci\u003eMy Grief, the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e spins a web of various griefs and loves. As visual as it is lyrical, Wani announces herself as a poet who pushes the experimentation of form forward, taking bold risks and literally reinventing the way that we see language. ‘A mosque is always directed toward Mecca. 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My Grief, the Sun: Special Edition
The highly anticipated debut collection from acclaimed poet Sanna Wani.
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O Cadoiro
O Cadoiro is an astonishing exploration of lyricism by one of our greatest poets.
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Great Silent Ballad
Beloved lyric poet A.F. Moritz’s twenty-second volume asserts poetry's spirit, equal and antidotal to the suicidal nature of present-day civilization.
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Griffin Poetry Prize Anthology 2024
The prestigious and highly anticipated annual anthology of the best poetry published in English from the shortlist of the 2024 Griffin Poetry Prize.
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{"id":7168143458363,"title":"Disembark","handle":"disembark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward–winning author Jen Currin presents remarkable and sometimes magical new stories of queer friendship and love, against the backdrop of city life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eDisembark\u003c\/em\u003e feature queer characters navigating new worlds, new circumstances, and new methods of relating to the people around them. With resonant imagery and clear, lyrical prose, Jen Currin weaves vibrant narratives showcasing queer relationships—be they platonic, romantic, or somewhere in between. A banshee shacks up with a lesbian couple in a rocky relationship, a lonely teen is gifted a knife by their mother’s boyfriend, a queer woman finds herself heartbroken when her best friend fails her at a crucial moment, and a young alcoholic hashes things out with their mother in the afterlife. In modes both realist and fantastic, the profound and eloquent stories in \u003cem\u003eDisembark\u003c\/em\u003e provide a glimpse into the unexpected, offering insight into the ways we relate in this world and in worlds beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-11-21T15:22:34-05:00","created_at":"2023-07-27T14:44:55-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult LGBTQ+","Adult Poetry","Astoria","By (author) Currin Jen","pub date: 2024-05-14"],"price":1899,"price_min":1899,"price_max":2299,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41383037599803,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487011895","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Disembark - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2299,"weight":212,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487011895","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":41383038353467,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487011901","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Disembark - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1899,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487011901","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f78d6f2-7bf9-43b0-8a65-17df3d379735.jpg?v=1708787900"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f78d6f2-7bf9-43b0-8a65-17df3d379735.jpg?v=1708787900","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: Disembark, stories by Jen Currin. A blue-and-pink map of a section of a city. The background is in blue, and the line work, including streets, a river with offshoots, and a park made up of four triangles, is in bright pink. The title is in capital block letters in a creamy yellow with blue lines through the text, mimicking the lines of the map. The author’s name has the same treatment.","id":24227626876987,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.786,"height":2100,"width":1650,"src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f78d6f2-7bf9-43b0-8a65-17df3d379735.jpg?v=1708787900"},"aspect_ratio":0.786,"height":2100,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f78d6f2-7bf9-43b0-8a65-17df3d379735.jpg?v=1708787900","width":1650}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAward–winning author Jen Currin presents remarkable and sometimes magical new stories of queer friendship and love, against the backdrop of city life.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories in \u003cem\u003eDisembark\u003c\/em\u003e feature queer characters navigating new worlds, new circumstances, and new methods of relating to the people around them. With resonant imagery and clear, lyrical prose, Jen Currin weaves vibrant narratives showcasing queer relationships—be they platonic, romantic, or somewhere in between. A banshee shacks up with a lesbian couple in a rocky relationship, a lonely teen is gifted a knife by their mother’s boyfriend, a queer woman finds herself heartbroken when her best friend fails her at a crucial moment, and a young alcoholic hashes things out with their mother in the afterlife. In modes both realist and fantastic, the profound and eloquent stories in \u003cem\u003eDisembark\u003c\/em\u003e provide a glimpse into the unexpected, offering insight into the ways we relate in this world and in worlds beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
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A terrific collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","OtherText_Accolades_0_Auth":"Lindsay Wong, author of The Woo-Woo and Tell Me Pleasant Things about Immortality","OtherText_Accolades_1":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDisembark\u003c\/em\u003e is a deliciously sensual collection of stories. From haunted love to the last gasp of the patriarchy, each tale is imaginative and compelling—like watching the queerest season of \u003cem\u003eBlack Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. How does Currin do it? How can a chronicle of such achingly human complexities still feel like a heart salve? 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Disembark
Award–winning author Jen Currin presents remarkable and sometimes magical new stories of queer friendship and love, against the backdrop of city life.
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{"id":7168137920571,"title":"Midway","handle":"midway","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHonest, elegiac, characteristically strange, and frequently funny, \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of grief in all its manifestations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I feel like the crud \/ I accidentally touch sometimes, whatever it is \/ that collects under cushions on my couch,” writes Kayla Czaga in her third collection, \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e, an exploration of grief in all its manifestations. In her search for meaning in the aftermath of her parents’ deaths, Czaga visits the underworld (at least twice), Vietnamese restaurants, the beach, London’s Tate Modern, Las Vegas casinos, and a fish textbook. Honest, elegiac, characteristically strange, and frequently funny, these poems take the reader through bright scenery like carnival rides with fast climbs and sudden drops. The meanings and messages Czaga uncovers on her travels are complicated: hopeful, bleak—both comforting and not. Along with the parents the poet mourns, this collection showcases a varied cast. A suburban father-in-law copes with a troubling diagnosis. Marge Simpson quits \u003cem\u003eThe Simpsons\u003c\/em\u003e. Death is a metalhead who dates girls too young for him. \u003cem\u003eMidway\u003c\/em\u003e is a welcome and necessary collection from one of the most celebrated and accomplished poets of her generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2023-07-27T14:27:46-04:00","created_at":"2023-07-27T14:22:33-04:00","vendor":"House of Anansi Press Inc","type":"","tags":["Adult LGBTQ+","Adult Poetry","By (author) Czaga Kayla","House of Anansi Press","pub date: 2024-04-02"],"price":1699,"price_min":1699,"price_max":2199,"available":true,"price_varies":true,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":41382985695291,"title":"trade paperback","option1":"trade paperback","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012601","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Midway - trade paperback","public_title":"trade paperback","options":["trade paperback"],"price":2199,"weight":150,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"9781487012601","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]},{"id":41382986416187,"title":"epub","option1":"epub","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"9781487012618","requires_shipping":false,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Midway - epub","public_title":"epub","options":["epub"],"price":1699,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":null,"barcode":"9781487012618","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487012601.jpg?v=1709572774"],"featured_image":"\/\/houseofanansi.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/9781487012601.jpg?v=1709572774","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover: Midway, poems by Kayla Czaga. 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Midway
Honest, elegiac, characteristically strange, and frequently funny, Midway is an exploration of grief in all its manifestations.
