{"product_id":"the-appendectomy-grin-9781960145802","title":"The Appendectomy Grin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a second-wave veteran of the form, Charles Rafferty has emerged as one of America's greatest living prose poets. Rafferty's new collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Appendectomy Grin\u003c\/i\u003e, is a model of the sort of bemused, domestic poeticism (or is it pessimism?) that only a master prose poet can deliver.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompact in size, but massive in scope, these poems explore the death of self, country, and planet, while remaining grounded in humor and the miracles of everyday life. In a world that is changing faster than ever, \u003ci\u003eThe Appendectomy Grin\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep breath, a meditation, a rhythmic tickle fight, a slightly off-kilter manual on how to remain present and lucid in a world that seems intent on destroying itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an argument you cannot disbelieve by a poet leaving his unique scuffmarks on the linoleum kitchen floor of the world. Does the executioner have a rationale for the order of our beheadings? Ask Charles Rafferty. The answer is in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharles Rafferty is the author of 15 poetry books and chapbooks. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, O: Oprah Magazine, The Southern Review, Gettysburg Review, Prairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Sandy Hook, CT.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807245336850,"sku":"9781960145802","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2a4a3f69-875f-46f9-9ce9-4d305b5e639b.jpg?v=1768304531","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-appendectomy-grin-9781960145802","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}