{"product_id":"by-word-of-mouth-dennis-cooley-9781554580071","title":"By Word of Mouth: The Poetry of Dennis Cooley","description":"\u003cp\u003eDennis Cooley, one of Canada's most prominent poets, says writing becomes political when you play with certain kinds of voices. His poetry has been influenced and inspired by the prairies and other Canadian poets, but he insists on disturbing the formal poetic inheritance he esteems. His engagement with a variety of speaking voices asks that readers question authority and challenge institutional privilege. In \u003ci\u003eBy Word of Mouth\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection from across his career, readers will discover how Cooley returns to the prairie vernacular and speaks to Canadian identity. Poetry, says Cooley, is about \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e time and \u003ci\u003eour\u003c\/i\u003e place. \u003cbr\u003e Nicole Markotic's introductory essay discusses how Dennis Cooley plays with poetic reference, inspires with syntactical surprises, parodies contemporary writing, and indulges in wild, celebratory puns. This book roams around Dennis Cooley's poetical world and invites the reader to play along.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Cooley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554580072\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554580071\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wilfrid Laurier University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Dennis Cooley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48013978566911,"sku":"9781554580071","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8b8c444d-67d1-4c61-8104-a7a285b2952c.jpg?v=1767745961","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/by-word-of-mouth-dennis-cooley-9781554580071","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}