{"product_id":"every-good-boy-does-fine-calvin-arsenia-9781524867218","title":"Every Good Boy Does Fine: Poetry and Prose","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Glowing with warmth, vulnerability, and a heavy heart, Arsenia's intimate reflections depict the past and present wrestling within the individual as he endeavors to chart his own course in the world.\"--Atwood Magazine \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBoth a journey of individual healing and a call for action, these poems show that, with a little love and acceptance, anyone can flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one of Kansas City's most exciting singers Calvin Arsenia, comes a debut book of poetry and prose \u003ci\u003eEvery Good Boy Does Fine\u003c\/i\u003e. Named for the classic mnemonic used to teach the lines of the treble clef (EGBDF), his collection speaks to his passion as a musician and also his deep and tumultuous history in the Evangelical community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArsenia includes elements of queer poetry, writings on racial awakening, Christian de-conversion, and sexual awakenings in a homophobic community with the hopes that, when finished reading, readers will feel ready to start their own journey of self-expression through music and performance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA profoundly thoughtful and enlightening work, Arsenia uses his lyrical talent to show that there is always somewhere to go no matter where you are coming from.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Calvin Arsenia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1524867217\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781524867218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrews McMeel Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Calvin Arsenia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049240195327,"sku":"9781524867218","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39e4c273-c119-4c44-baf1-4ea4bf6a4e6d.jpg?v=1685000449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/every-good-boy-does-fine-calvin-arsenia-9781524867218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}