{"product_id":"gimp-crow-ken-kowal-9780888013750","title":"Gimp Crow","description":"\u003cp\u003eA quirky little set of rhymes about a crow with a bad leg blossoms into a free-flying grace of words as the clumsy bird tears free from his boring life in the prairies and his nagging \"ol lady\" in search of a bigger destiny. Along the way, Gimp Crow collects a magpie from Alberta and a raven from the West Coast, and learns about love and loss.\u003cbr\u003eThis collection takes Turnstone Press back to its original poetry roots in the grand (or rather modest) tradition of Dennis Cooley, evoking prairie simplicity of language and an unpretentious approach to the age-old themes of self-discovery and yearning for a different life.\u003cbr\u003eGimp Crow speaks to the reader, establishing his feisty nature, to a degree anthropomorphized into a discontented man, but still a wild crow at one---or at odds--with the hard facts of life for urban wildlife. Kowal effectively captures the character of wild birds trapped in cityscapes, exhibiting sharp observation of the exterior world, while simultaneously capturing the heart of the captive human.\u003cbr\u003eEvoking dust-bowl prairie, Hank Williams songs of yearning, and a simple, but meaningful life, Kowal's story poems bring to life a character that speaks to the heart of any prairie-dweller. Turns of phrase and constant, light-hearted word play make this collection enjoyable to read and accessible to non-poetry readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Kowal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0888013752\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780888013750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Turnstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.30d","brand":"Ken Kowal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483735699711,"sku":"9780888013750","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a7cd818-a7a0-413e-bfde-7cb590ed7523.jpg?v=1778040315","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gimp-crow-ken-kowal-9780888013750","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}