{"product_id":"lardcake-david-mcgimpsey-9781550222784","title":"Lardcake","description":"Chosen as a \"Best Book for 1996\" in the \u003ci\u003eHalifax Mail Star\u003c\/i\u003e. Now in its second printing. \u003ci\u003eLardcake\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of original and frequently humorous poems that find their inspiration in the world of popular culture. Pleas to the spirit of Elvis Presley, monologues from Elly May Clampett and Darrin Stevens, mock epics about Babe Ruth in the underworld, valedictory speeches to please Oprah, lyrics occasioned by pork products and confessions from somebody who claims to have gone out with \u003ci\u003eBeverly Hills 90210\u003c\/i\u003e star Shannen Doherty are all just part of \u003ci\u003eLardcake\u003c\/i\u003e's ingredients. A scholar of contemporary culture and literature, the poet is not satisfied with merely satirizing pop icons but in transforming their apparent realities into distinct celebrations of the powers of art and love. The poems, like the elegy for Alan Hale Jr. -- the actor who played the Skipper on \u003ci\u003eGilligan's Island\u003c\/i\u003e -- will naturally please pop aficionados but will also impress readers of contemporary poetry with their expressive details.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David McGimpsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550222783\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550222784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 0.30d","brand":"David McGimpsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518901727487,"sku":"9781550222784","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf89eac0-f30d-4a30-8357-97bc651cbcae.jpg?v=1778736087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lardcake-david-mcgimpsey-9781550222784","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}