{"product_id":"slanky-paperback","title":"Slanky - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMike Doughty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCult poet and musician Mike Doughty makes his print debut with \u003ci\u003eSlanky\u003c\/i\u003e, a black-comic stroll through the demimonde of pop culture and modern urban life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoughty's poems are at once absurdest and matter-of-fact; the images he conjures are thrown into high relief through cutting wordplay. In a series of prose poems about showbiz, he re imagines Cookie Monster as a burned-out suicide, and cheesy talk-show host Joe Franklin as a cross-dressing witness to the apocalypse. And in \"For Charlotte, Unlisted\" he wrenchingly tracks the elusive memory of a faded romance.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Doughty\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder the band Soul Coughing. Also an author his books include \u003ci\u003eSlanky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Drugs\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Memphis, Tennessee.\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 0.52 x 8.31 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751111885088,"sku":"9781593765040","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/58891f9c93c6e500619dd7ba7b884c6b.webp?v=1779964572","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/slanky-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}