{"product_id":"hold-me-gorilla-monsoon-9780997304817","title":"Hold Me Gorilla Monsoon","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe worlds we occupy ourselves with\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eare not real. The Russians in the ring\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eare not Russian; their pal, mincing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003earound with his silk scarves and boas, \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehas never taken another man's penis\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003einto his mouth. The act is convincing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethough there's nothing worth taking\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eshame in. We revel in the same things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe know the secret language of flesh\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eand musculature. Some of us speak\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eit in tongues of sweat and oil.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHold Me Gorilla Monsoon\u003c\/em\u003e collects poems and comic strips about sex and gender as viewed through the lens of professional wrestling. In poems written to or about wrestlers like Junkyard Dog, Roddy Piper, Ox Baker, The Ultimate Warrior, The Rock, and CM Punk, Colette Arrand teases out the homoerotic roots of wrestling and how its warped, cartoon masculinity plays itself out over the course of a fan's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArrand, Colette:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Colette Arrand is a transsexual from Dearborn, Michigan. Her work has appeared in The Offing, The Toast, The Atlas Review, and elsewhere. Her first chapbook was To Denounce the Evils of Truth. She is the founding editor of The Wanderer.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStripling, Scott:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Scott Stripling is an artist and illustrator living in Athens, Georgia. He publishes comics and zines under the Shoot the Moon Comics label. His work has appeared in Gigantic Sequins, Hobart, The Atomic Elbow, and elsewhere. His website is scottstriplingart.com.","brand":"Opo Books \u0026 Objects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544276996370,"sku":"9780997304817","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9d4ccebc-a183-45b9-98c5-65143462c481.jpg?v=1731525458","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hold-me-gorilla-monsoon-9780997304817","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}