{"product_id":"february-substance-simon-a-thalmann-9798306012674","title":"February (Substance)","description":"\u003ci\u003eFebruary (Substance)\u003c\/i\u003e collects 101 poems written in February 2020 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKarma\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat goes around\u003cbr\u003egoes; it depends on\u003cbr\u003ethe arc\u003cbr\u003eand degree from\u003cbr\u003ethe start\u003cbr\u003ewhere it ends and\u003cbr\u003ebegins, but not\u003cbr\u003ealways. Sometimes\u003cbr\u003efate plays\u003cbr\u003efavorites. Sometimes\u003cbr\u003ewhat goes up\u003cbr\u003estays up. Sometimes\u003cbr\u003ewhat goes down\u003cbr\u003estays.\u003cbr\u003eAlways\u003cbr\u003edegrees, the rise or\u003cbr\u003ethe fall, the door or\u003cbr\u003ethe wall.\u003cbr\u003eWhat goes around\u003cbr\u003egoes, and sometimes\u003cbr\u003ewhat comes\u003cbr\u003ecomes from nowhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Keyhole\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are layers\u003cbr\u003eof meaning\u003cbr\u003ein everyone's head: \u003cbr\u003ea bed\u003cbr\u003eunder every\u003cbr\u003eblanket, \u003cbr\u003ea window\u003cbr\u003ebehind\u003cbr\u003eevery door.\u003cbr\u003eWhat's more is\u003cbr\u003ewe know\u003cbr\u003ebut we choose\u003cbr\u003eto ignore it.\u003cbr\u003eClose our eyes, \u003cbr\u003esleep on sheets, \u003cbr\u003eswallow keys\u003cbr\u003eto the doors locked\u003cbr\u003ebehind us, \u003cbr\u003ea breeze\u003cbr\u003edrifting in\u003cbr\u003ethrough the keyhole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrautigan Vs.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrautigan again, \u003cbr\u003eI always come back to\u003cbr\u003e\"The Pill Vs. the Springhill\u003cbr\u003eMine Disaster.\"\u003cbr\u003eObservational poems that make some\u003cbr\u003ehalf sense, map-shower hair\u003cbr\u003eand widow's laments.\u003cbr\u003eBoys in coffins\u003cbr\u003ewith star-spangled nails, \u003cbr\u003eand men in cafés folding bread. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNon-Player Character\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEverywhere I look\u003cbr\u003eare NPCs\u003cbr\u003epretending to be real, \u003cbr\u003enon-players inside games\u003cbr\u003ethat they can't see.\u003cbr\u003eAnd I go on\u003cbr\u003erole-playing life\u003cbr\u003efirst-person POV.\u003cbr\u003eBut tell me\u003cbr\u003ehow would someone know\u003cbr\u003eif they were on a screen, \u003cbr\u003eand how do I know\u003cbr\u003ethere's no player there\u003cbr\u003econtrolling me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon A. Thalmann\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798306012674\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Simon A. Thalmann","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851101122815,"sku":"9798306012674","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/february-substance-simon-a-thalmann-9798306012674","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}