{"product_id":"lil-bastard-david-mcgimpsey-9781552452486","title":"Li'l Bastard","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for the 2012 Governor General's Award for Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMelding the deeply personal and the culturally popular, \u003ci\u003eLi'l Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e is confessional poetry as written by a chronic trickster and a committed liar. Written in part as an homage to John Berryman and Robert Lowell, this sequence of sixteen-line poems--\"chubby sonnets\"--explores the poet's obsessions (food, aging, baseball, beer, and \u003ci\u003eBarnaby Jones\u003c\/i\u003e) and map his midlife crisis on a wild flight through Montreal, Chicago, Nashville, Texas, and Los Angeles. Poignant and often achingly funny, \u003ci\u003eLi'l Bastard\u003c\/i\u003e will cement David McGimpsey's status as a beloved original.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McGimpsey\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four acclaimed collections of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eLardcake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSitcom\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches at Concordia University in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David McGimpsey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1552452484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552452486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 5.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Governor General's Literary Awards - Finalist","brand":"David McGimpsey","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939581395199,"sku":"9781552452486","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_bb90e280-b4da-4653-b557-7bfea6f7f351.jpg?v=1681442334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lil-bastard-david-mcgimpsey-9781552452486","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}