{"product_id":"circus-maximus-david-starkey-9781927428207","title":"Circus Maximus","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would the Son-of-Man get up to in present-day Rome? Would he wander the Galleria Borghese, loiter outside nightclubs, ride trams, tip accordionists? How would Keats feel about the neon Dior sign that flashes away above the Spanish Steps? Are there ways to avoid Vespas on the sidewalks? Rules for carving a Piet ? And exactly which painter is responsible for the ugliest Jesus in the history of Western Art? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tour of Rome like no other, the poems of \u003ci\u003eCircus Maximus\u003c\/i\u003e ask these questions and more. Join David Starkey as he shines a torch on the sights, sounds, mysteries and metaphors of the Eternal City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Starkey \u003c\/b\u003eis the former Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara, a senior Fulbright scholar, and a six-time nominee for the Pushcart Prize. His latest volume of poetry is \u003ci\u003eA Few Things You Should Know About the Weasel\u003c\/i\u003e (Biblioasis, 2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Starkey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1927428203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781927428207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Biblioasis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.20w x 0.30d","brand":"David Starkey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44052958675199,"sku":"9781927428207","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33e8a11a-3f80-47df-8691-d33ff2896088.jpg?v=1685021593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/circus-maximus-david-starkey-9781927428207","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}