{"product_id":"daft-punk-verse-and-a-ian-shipley-9781916864429","title":"Daft Punk Verse and a flick of the V's","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Collection of punk poetry, verse from the streets and the hard life, about everyday events that might affect us all, captured with a compassionate style that we can all empathise with.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat do you do with creativity when the bands you've fronted for 26 years suddenly call it a day? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor me, I simply mutated back to writing outrageous laughable poetry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis all began in 1981 when I had an appetite for capturing silly situations in rhyme. Over the years, I've gradually stockpiled a substantial collection of what I refer to as 'daft punk verse'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike poets John Cooper Clarke and Attila the Stockbroker, I never had the nerve to perform my poetries live, choosing instead to put daft puerile rhyme to music with my band the Screaming Willies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, while deliberately flicking the vs at the poetry police, here's my diverse collection of true-to-life punk malarkey, all captured in outlandish verse. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-nine punk-life poems: fights, drugs, beer and girls plus a few other peculiarities thrown in too. What else would it be? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA reviewer once said of my work: \"You sir, are the best worst punk poet ever.\" I'll take that. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Shipley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916864422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916864429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Earth Island Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.27d","brand":"Ian Shipley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165759971583,"sku":"9781916864429","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/daft-punk-verse-and-a-ian-shipley-9781916864429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}