{"product_id":"pearl-george-bowering-9781772017137","title":"Pearl","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe making of a poem is like the making of a pearl: you take something irritating and create a jewel. George Bowering's \"goodbye\" book of poems, \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e is a bushy collection that centres around a promise he made to himself that, before he left, he would write a poem about his mother, Pearl Bowering - a hillbilly, athlete, and champion bridge player. \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e includes this promised poem and more, raucously sprawling in a myriad of directions and tones, insisting on poetry's multifariousness and big-heartedness. \u003cem\u003ePearl\u003c\/em\u003e is at turns touching, ribald, and cheeky - a string of gems that reflect on the end of a life well lived and well written, all while openly resisting the idea that a poet might wrap up their time with a tidy couplet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bowering\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1772017132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781772017137\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Talonbooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d","brand":"George Bowering","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47520770752767,"sku":"9781772017137","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_007a9390-3b5c-40e1-8edf-4c4d5041223e.jpg?v=1762886984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pearl-george-bowering-9781772017137","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}