{"product_id":"the-humours-of-nothingness-paperback","title":"The Humours of Nothingness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerry Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the opening poem in which he recognises himself \"raving blessedly\/ between truth and delusion\", to the closing poem's return to \"something new and strange: \/ yourself, again\", in his latest book Cork's uncrowned poet laureate explores, confronts, ventriloquizes, indulges and, at every available opportunity, undermines the very notion of the self engaged in a writing life - even as he takes on the duties of that calling with total committment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt once hilarious and melancholy, earnest and throwaway, the poems in The Humours of Nothingness take nothing for granted - least of all the power of humour in the entirely serious business of staying sane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467567382706,"sku":"9781910251645","price":23.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/13899eb7f137ec7ad5e0611e15697da5.webp?v=1779036467","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-humours-of-nothingness-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}