{"product_id":"after-the-8-ball-paperback","title":"After the 8-Ball - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColleen Alles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReply hazy, try again\u003c\/em\u003e. All the poems in \u003cem\u003eAfter the 8-Ball\u003c\/em\u003e want answers, and so have thrown themselves at the mercy of a black plastic 8-Ball filled with dark blue alcohol and a tiny twenty-sided die. Love, loss, and Lake Michigan feature prominently in this debut collection from Colleen Alles who examines everyday life in the Midwest with precision and depth. From the hound asleep in the sun to the pebbles lined up in the sill of a window facing west, these poems stand ready to accept whatever the 8-ball has in store, hoping, always, for, \u003cem\u003eAs I see it, yes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47409032331442,"sku":"9781737739036","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/acb321bf3f7421c6c495a64f04da0ed5.webp?v=1778256635","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/after-the-8-ball-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}