{"product_id":"ugly-whimsy-9798234021564","title":"Ugly Whimsy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bard of the social media age, comedian Joshua Turek is the author of two bestselling poetry collections, \u003cem\u003eOn the Outside Looking Up\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOf Dumb Importance. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis trademark conversational style continues in his third collection, \u003cem\u003eUgly Whimsy, \u003c\/em\u003ewhere\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe writer searches for the edges of beauty that might be unseemly in the eyes of another beholder. Interspersed in its pages are poems of impending fatherhood, romance, lost ambition, barking dogs and sea lions, plus overcoming the agonies of working jobs to make unseen men rich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in his books, \u003cem\u003eUgly Whimsy \u003c\/em\u003ealso includes personal essays, recalling his dad's last ex-girlfriend, generational disillusionment and his own entrance into middle age and what he has yet to learn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoshua Turek is a touring stand-up comedian and poetry performer whose unintelligible rants have been viewed by millions on the internet. He can be seen live headlining clubs, bars and laundromats, possibly in a city near you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurek, Joshua:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Deemed a less problematic Charles Bukowski meets a younger Jeff Bridges by a stranger on the internet, Joshua Turek has amassed a large cult following on TikTok and Instagram with his many viral poetic comedy videos. His stand up clips and unintelligible rants have garnered over 1 billion views on TikTok alone and have brought him hundreds of thousands of fans who recognize him regularly at his day job.","brand":"Turek Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52173876887826,"sku":"9798234021564","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_80c2404d-f7c1-4fdb-92f8-fdeb1ada4f22.jpg?v=1775556933","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ugly-whimsy-9798234021564","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}