{"product_id":"baby-i-dont-care-9781940696720","title":"Baby, I Don't Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"One of the most unusual and persuasive books of poems I've read in some time.\"--\u003cstrong\u003eDwight Garner, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In a flurry of ideas, and with her typically sparse and open-ended lines, Minnis approaches her subject from a dizzying array of angles: ironic, celebratory, mournful, panicked, and often funny.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChelsey Minnis's new collection of poems follows the struggle of a flawed character in a cinematic world. Playing with old ideas of wealth and love from Holly wood's golden era, these poems flirt with nostalgia without ever succumbing to it, casting a new light on the present through the fantasies of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat do you want with me? I'm just a dirty little shoplifter.\u003cbr\u003eI'm like a woman in a sequined gown in a dark cave. Can you tell me I'm worse than others?\u003cbr\u003eOK, yes, I'm worse than others, but can you say I'm the worst of all?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChelsey Minnis \u003c\/strong\u003egrew up in Denver. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePoemland\u003c\/em\u003e (Wave Books, 2009), \u003cem\u003eZirconia\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2001), \u003cem\u003eFoxina\u003c\/em\u003e (Seeing Eye Books, 2002) and \u003cem\u003eBad Bad\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2007). She lives in Boulder, Colorado. She also writes screenplays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChelsey Minnis grew up in Denver. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePoemland\u003c\/em\u003e (Wave Books, 2009), \u003cem\u003eZirconia\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2001), \u003cem\u003eFoxina\u003c\/em\u003e (Seeing Eye Books, 2002) and \u003cem\u003eBad Bad\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2007). She lives in Boulder, Colorado. She also writes screenplays.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wave Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50567386267922,"sku":"9781940696720","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_111a94ca-7d1d-4f54-aa2e-555e5ceb30ad.jpg?v=1731919882","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/baby-i-dont-care-9781940696720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}