{"product_id":"laughing-is-forever-9781962987103","title":"Laughing is Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"These are the kind of tattered, beautiful poems I often search for and rarely find-the ones that explain, 'Just be happy with a beer after work. You know, quit all the complaining. It won't change a single thing. It just prolongs the suffering.' \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sean Thomas Dougherty, author of Death Prefers the Minor Keys\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stocks's writing has a powerful immediacy, and his poems are packed with both profanity and pop-culture references . . .\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This collection is brave, unflinching and hits you like a punch in the jaw. It is at times brutal and vicious but also tender and intelligent. I was reminded of early Eminem in the poignant anger of some of the poems.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sam Szanto, author of If No One Speaks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Stocks \u003c\/strong\u003eis a writer and teacher living in south Florida. Before becoming a teacher, he worked in a chicken house, washed dishes, bagged groceries, waited tables, and sold cars. His first full-length poetry collection--Blameforest--was published in 2021 and was recently named a finalist in the 2024 American Legacy Book Awards for contemporary poetry. When not writing, he enjoys reading vintage YA horror, riding his Haro cruiser, and spending time with the family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MindStir Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648719589650,"sku":"9781962987103","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6798337-6057-45c6-ad60-13bf7dd9f613.jpg?v=1733247845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/laughing-is-forever-9781962987103","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}