{"product_id":"how-to-be-better-by-justin-jannise-9781950774234","title":"How to Be Better by Being Worse","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelected by Richard Blanco as winner of the 2019 A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, Justin Jannise turns the self-help manual on its head in \u003cem\u003eHow to be Better by Being Worse\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese poems flout, subvert, question, and ignore the rules with exploratory energy. Queer experiences are celebrated--from crushing on long-dead, sad-eyed poets to drag divas dancing at Halloween parties--gender constructs are questioned, and familial transgressions are laid bare for the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelightfully modulating between flippant, sincere, and back again, \u003ci\u003eHow to Be Better by Being Worse\u003c\/i\u003e freely indulges in harmless wickedness as its speaker grows in self-awareness, slowly learning to let go of inherited shame while continuing to seek self-forgiveness for the harms he has caused the outside world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Jannise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1950774236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950774234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Justin Jannise","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986542690559,"sku":"9781950774234","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54393ba4-f19a-4b13-b850-dc9c70a1ef7f.jpg?v=1683283963","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/how-to-be-better-by-justin-jannise-9781950774234","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}