{"product_id":"fancy-beasts-alex-lemon-9781571314437","title":"Fancy Beasts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalifornia wildfires, the 2008 election, plastic surgery, Larry Craig, wildfires, Wal-Mart, and rampant commercialism--in \u003cem\u003eFancy Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e, Alex Lemon takes on American media culture, the obscene foil for personal legacies of violence and violation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems of this collection are a workout: vigorous and raw, frenetic and fearless. Yet they are also composed and controlled, pared down and sculpted, with a disarming narrative simplicity and directness. Even when dealing with toxic content--including the turning point in a life of abuse, in which the recovering victim\/perpetrator puzzles through the paradigm of son-to-husband-to-father--Lemon's point of view is always genuine and trustworthy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA frank, funny, and inimitably frenetic vision of post-millennial America, \u003cem\u003eFancy Beasts\u003c\/em\u003e is a stunning achievement from Alex Lemon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alex Lemon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1571314431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781571314437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Milkweed Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/16\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 6.06w x 0.36d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/21\/2009 pg. 41\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 68","brand":"Alex Lemon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372418650367,"sku":"9781571314437","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dba7d4e-7ec3-48ab-a23a-f03f2ef2ad24.jpg?v=1732725889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fancy-beasts-alex-lemon-9781571314437","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}