{"product_id":"this-intrepid-ghost-w-j-allard-9798669537272","title":"This Intrepid Ghost","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are still spirits that haunt the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey often go unnoticed and forgotten; \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they remain within the deep places. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHIS INTREPID GHOST is the debut title from poet and storyteller, W. J. Allard. Coursing through four distinct collections, the author creates a unique vision of what it was like growing up and imagining the future in rural Appalachia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTREMORS OF CONSCIOUSNESS begins the journey with a surrealist look into a dystopian future. ERRATA \u0026amp; ODIUM continues afterward: a miscellany of works that vary wildly in tone and style. THE DYNAMIC then brings the reader through a deep exploration of the central theme of change. MONOLITH RISES, the final collection, uses experimental structures to provide a visually and emotionally engaging experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth grim and humorous, hopeful and melancholy, THIS INTREPID GHOST is an exciting and provocative title that explores the breadth of emotion and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in the rural Appalachian countryside along the Ohio River, W. J. Allard weaves intricate wordplay through complex layers of metaphor and winding experimental structures to create a profoundly engaging work of poetry. His experience having grown up in a poor community during the rise of computer technologies, exploding mass media, and ever-changing geopolitics has crafted a unique lens through which he sees the world. Like many Appalachians, he is the outsider looking in and he conveys this rare perspective through his creative work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e******* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Details\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 Distinct Collections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e38 Collected Poems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e122 Pages, black \u0026amp; white\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5x8 Cover, matte finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. J. Allard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798669537272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.26d","brand":"W. J. Allard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851857080575,"sku":"9798669537272","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-intrepid-ghost-w-j-allard-9798669537272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}