{"product_id":"a-defense-of-poetry-9780822957867","title":"A Defense of Poetry","description":"Winner of the 2001 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRunner-up, Society of Midland Authors 2002 Poetry Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGabriel Gudding's poems not only defend against the pretense and vanity of war, violence, and religion, but also against the vanity of poetry itself. These poems sometimes nestle in the lowest regions of the body, and depict invective, donnybrooks, chase scenes, and the abuse of animals, as well as the indignities and bumblings of the besotted, the lustful, the annoyed, and the stupid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn short, Gudding seeks to reclaim the lowbrow. Dangerous, edgy, and dark, this is an innovative writer unafraid to attack the unremitting high seriousness of so much poetry, laughing with his readers as he twists the elegiac lyric \"I\" into a pompous little clown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Gudding\u003c\/b\u003e is a 1998 recipient of \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e Discovery Award and a 2001 Constance Saltonstall Individual Artist's Grant. He is an assistant professor of creative writing at Illinois State University.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51615534416146,"sku":"9780822957867","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b142635e-2ea4-4ada-9a77-cf7253669c36.jpg?v=1758101757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-defense-of-poetry-9780822957867","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}