{"product_id":"the-porcupinity-of-the-stars-paperback","title":"The Porcupinity of the Stars - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGary Barwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2011 Hamilton Literary Award for Poetry \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this much-anticipated new collection, poet and musician Gary Barwin both continues and extends the alchemical collision of language, imaginative flight and quiet beauty that have made him unique among contemporary poets. As the \u003ci\u003eUtne Reader\u003c\/i\u003e has noted, what makes this work 'so compelling is Barwin's balance of melancholy with wide-eyed wonder.' \u003ci\u003eThe Porcupinity of the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e sees the always bemused and wistful poet reaching into new and deeper territory, addressing the joys and vagaries of perception in poems touching on family, loss, wonder, and the shifting, often perplexing nature of consciousness. His Heisenbergian sensibility honed to a fine edge, the poems in this bright, bold and intensely visual book add a surreptitious intensity and wry maturity to Barwin's trademark gifts for subtle humour, solemn delight, compassion, and invention.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGary Barwin is a poet, fiction writer, composer and performer. His music and writing have been performed and broadcast in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. His publications include poetry: \u003ci\u003eOutside the Hat\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaising Eyebrows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eServants of Dust\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eanus porcupine eyebrow\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003efrogments from the frag pool\u003c\/i\u003e (with derek beaulieu); and fiction: \u003ci\u003eDoctor Weep and other Strange Teeth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBig Red Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mud Game\u003c\/i\u003e (a novel with Stuart Ross). Forthcoming books include \u003ci\u003eThe Obvious Flap\u003c\/i\u003e (with Gregory Betts) and \u003ci\u003eKafka Franzlations: A Guide to the Imaginary Parables\u003c\/i\u003e (with Hugh Thomas and Craig Conley). He was the co-winner of the 2009 bpNichol chapbook award for \u003ci\u003eInverting the Deer\u003c\/i\u003e and was a recipient of the K. M. Hunter Foundation Artist award. He edits supernova tadpole editions for Paper Kite Press. Barwin is also the author of several books for kids, including \u003ci\u003eSeeing Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a CLA YA Book of the Year and an Arthur Ellis Award. He lives in Hamilton, Ontario, with his wife and three children, and online at garybarwin.com.\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 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771654504736,"sku":"9781552452356","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/49f746a91f76fcd16a73f0fcb548b2d2.webp?v=1780390375","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-porcupinity-of-the-stars-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}