{"product_id":"deadman-william-sheldon-9781952411465","title":"Deadman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Deadman \u003c\/em\u003eis a book predicated on \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe celebration of desolate beauty \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the fragility of its adherents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery line is as a sumi-e painting-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erich with compact images the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eway deliberate poetry should be. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, with his craft, Bill \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheldon seems to be a careful, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eerudite machinist and the nuts, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebolts, and washers he churns out \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eserve to fasten intimate personifi-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecation upon the lonesome air\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esurrounding the Deadman. In his \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebook, Sheldon's comradery with the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ekenning turns isolation into a living \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebreathing entity with which to converse \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand conspire. This is a powerfully relevant \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommentary in Kansas and its literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Matt Cooper, Poet and author of \u003cem\u003eWe 'til Death \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e Do Part (2021).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only a fine (and funny) book of poems, but \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea 'rise from the grave' tale about being, fame, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand all that can be found holy through rock \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emusic. The last time I had this much fun \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereading poetry was William Trowbridge's \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Guy: Superhero\u003c\/em\u003e. As with that, this \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enew book by William Sheldon \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever disappoints. Spend an \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehour. Rethink your life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen go live it. And \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith added zest.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Kevin Rabas, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet Laureate \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof Kansas, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2017-2019, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElizabeth's City\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Sheldon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952411467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952411465\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spartan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.20d","brand":"William Sheldon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993010635007,"sku":"9781952411465","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b34d5fd-1138-4379-af75-5a53cbcba42b.jpg?v=1683322023","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/deadman-william-sheldon-9781952411465","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}