{"product_id":"losers-colin-pope-9780299359249","title":"Losers","description":"\u003cp\u003eClass consciousness and contradictions percolate throughout \u003ci\u003eLosers\u003c\/i\u003e, Colin Pope's third collection. Highly personal, these poems acknowledge the damage wrought on underprivileged populations while celebrating a working-class background. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDishwasher, delivery guy, ne'er-do-well, paper boy--the characters who populate this volume are not de facto failures or screwups but rather people caught within societally imposed definitions that subtract uniqueness while racing for the lowest common denominator. \"I'm gonna die here\" is less a lament than a celebration of place, of knowledge, of self-confidence, because \"I'm gonna live here first.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInfused with dignity, with humanity, with the compassion born out of seeing the worst in people and still seeing them as people, \u003ci\u003eLosers \u003c\/i\u003ethumbs its nose at other folks' labels. A celebration of postindustrial, rural America, this book is a paean to anyone thought undesirable and highlights the advantages (and disadvantages) imposed by geography, beauty, status, wealth, and opportunity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Colin Pope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0299359247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299359249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Colin Pope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874605805823,"sku":"9780299359249","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/losers-colin-pope-9780299359249","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}