{"product_id":"can-i-tell-you-something-karl-kristian-flores-9798629706205","title":"Can I Tell You Something?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"An alternately humorous and heartbreaking ode to life's difficulties... brilliant [and] exquisitely crafted.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRich.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDense.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eHopeful.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCan I Tell You Something?\u003c\/em\u003e (CITYS) is a tender and brutal book of philosophy. Its collection is composed of 100 poems about age, addiction, disease, poverty, romance, art, friendship and more. Karl's poems are often told through story and capture a temperament not commonly found in modern poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlores' poems are a nuanced assembly of our questions, our instincts, and our most concealed emotions like shame, purposelessness, and lust. These poems are accompanied by fifty illustrations by Marta Maszkiewicz to create a \u003cstrong\u003epowerful thrill \u003c\/strong\u003efor readers looking to be inspired by new ideas and ultimately examine their own lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlores writes: \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Read in the dark. Live in the space between the wine and the cork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLive without rhyme, like a vortex, free of them, go wild for any sort.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLive like a secret, dance despised, share your mad, let the water soak you, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut most: live your true wish and don't let man's template choke you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karl Kristian Flores\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798629706205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.36d","brand":"Karl Kristian Flores","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47072252330239,"sku":"9798629706205","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_672c61b3-1d8e-4b45-ada5-ae4ab8874397.jpg?v=1753416246","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/can-i-tell-you-something-karl-kristian-flores-9798629706205","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}