{"product_id":"down-rainbow-road-rob-wallis-9780987403773","title":"Down Rainbow Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown Rainbow Road\u003c\/em\u003e includes two new sequences of poems by Rob Wallis. \u003cem\u003eInheritance \u003c\/em\u003eis a multi-voice history of Australian gay experience from the earliest days of exploration and settlement. \u003cem\u003eMuscular Flirtations\u003c\/em\u003e gathers more personal reflections on a life-struggle towards acceptance and love. \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents the variations of Rob's poetry through five earlier collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This new work by Rob Wallis records the brutal truth of Australia's homophobic past and reveals his own story, a man who has lived it, survived it and survives it still, proudly and as a poet. There's an open hunger in these apges. There's protest, desire and declaration. There's the renouncing of shame and guilt, plus the acknowledgement of damage and fallibility. He writes ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...the mighty hurricane of truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill sweep all the debris away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand leave you standing naked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escarred imperfect a column\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof light an infinite illumination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Wallis is no secret, but with this deeply humane work of languish, lust and love, there's no doubt that he's arrived.' - \u003cem\u003eNathan Curnow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Wallis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 098740377X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780987403773\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clouds of Magellan Pub.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.41d","brand":"Rob Wallis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43944820474111,"sku":"9780987403773","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ea46fabd-df8e-421f-a920-5c13fe9ee3eb.jpg?v=1681505242","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/down-rainbow-road-rob-wallis-9780987403773","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}