{"product_id":"noir-blues-j-j-counsilman-9781943570225","title":"Noir Blues","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNoir Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epresents prose and poems drawn from blues lyrics and the wider world of bad news. The prose describes old blues songs and a barrelhouse tragedy, and the poems are a variety of minimalist forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eClassic Noir Songs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThirty-five blues songs from the 20s, 30s, and 40s inspired poems. The songs are briefly described and accompanied by a QR code to an early if not the first recording.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRacism and Crime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLyrics of racism and crime are common among old blues songs, and here are some poems with those themes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmended Lines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are poems adapted from floating lines, lines common across at least a few old songs. Many of the poems are sarcastic because the original lines were silly, trite, or exaggerated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStill Blue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are poems with a wide variety of blues themes, from songs and not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLonger Tales\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are four tales with blue shadows: Swapping scars, a depraved legacy, the last night of a barrelhouse, and the vengeance of two abused women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRespite From Noir Blues\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot all blues is anguish and strife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. J. Counsilman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1943570221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943570225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gadfly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"J. J. Counsilman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442703479039,"sku":"9781943570225","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aa50a432-33f8-4cb0-ae24-113fc067c01c.jpg?v=1777199193","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/noir-blues-j-j-counsilman-9781943570225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}