{"product_id":"borrowed-words-peter-wortsman-9781947240575","title":"Borrowed Words","description":"\u003cp\u003eLike a farmer rotating his crops, Peter Wortsman periodically ploughs words back into the mulch of meaning. Romanian émigré DADA poet Tristran Tzara (aka Samuel Rosenstock, 1896-1963) gave it a name: cut-up (or \"découpé\" in French). Wortsman reverts to cutups when he's too distracted, depressed, dumbfounded or deranged to write in the regular manner. As the isolation of virtual lockdown during the seemingly interminable Covid-19 pandemic stretches into its third year, Wortsman, a modern-day monk, languishes in the solitude of his cell, longing for meaningful communion. Absent belief in a transcendent being, cutups take the place of prayer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Wortsman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947240579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947240575\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bamboo Dart Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.50h x 6.50w x 0.13d","brand":"Peter Wortsman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077788627199,"sku":"9781947240575","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9497f6b5-bf66-4912-84a4-d7651233b0be.jpg?v=1685471792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/borrowed-words-peter-wortsman-9781947240575","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}