{"product_id":"national-animal-paperback","title":"National Animal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Webster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Animal\u003c\/i\u003e, Derek Webster's second book of poetry, inhabits a wider public space than his acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e. In poems that extend beyond the biographical toward the political, Webster's quiet, sharp-eyed narrator-- a man \" tripping \/ my way forward, trying to lead my own life\" -- watches history being erased in favour of more socially palatable ideas and comforting self-portraits. Uncompromising and substantial, \u003ci\u003eNational Animal\u003c\/i\u003e explores our \" civic moment\" where \"birds sing oblivion \/ estranged from all things,\" and meditates, in a final image-rich sequence, on our place in a science-based cosmos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDerek Webster\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) was a finalist for the Gerald Lampert Award for best first book of poems in Canada. He received an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied with Carl Phillips, and was the founding editor of Maisonneuve magazine. He lives in Montreal and Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.5 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457376600242,"sku":"9781550656572","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d9196355dbdf63f1d832415ed04cd23d.webp?v=1778879964","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/national-animal-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}