{"product_id":"romantic-paperback","title":"Romantic - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Callanan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA CBC Best Canadian Poetry Book of 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on Arthurian myth, the Romantic poets, the ill-fated \"Great War\" efforts of the Newfoundland Regiment, modern parenthood, 16-bit video games, and Major League Baseball, these poems examine the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, both as individuals and as communities, in order to explain how and why we are the way we are. At its heart, \u003cem\u003eRomantic \u003c\/em\u003einterrogates our western society's idealized, self-deluding personal and cultural perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Callanan\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two previous poetry collections, \u003cem\u003eGift Horse\u003c\/em\u003e (Véhicule Press, 2011) and \u003cem\u003eScarecrow \u003c\/em\u003e(Killick Press, 2003), as well as two poetry chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eSkylarking \u003c\/em\u003e(Anstruther Press, 2020) and \u003cem\u003eSea Legend\u003c\/em\u003e (Frog Hollow Press, 2010). He was a founding editor of the St. John's-based literary journal \u003cem\u003eRiddle Fence\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-edited \u003cem\u003eThe Breakwater Book of Contemporary Newfoundland Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e (Breakwater Books, 2013). He lives in St. John's with his wife, poet and critic Andreae Callanan, and their four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767919903008,"sku":"9781771964456","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dddfa036187270f3d8b4c143984d9570.webp?v=1780320496","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/romantic-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}