{"product_id":"turning-on-the-wasp-rob-azevedo-9781952411380","title":"Turning on the Wasp","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Rob Azevedo, the gregarious radio host and Manchester's resident raconteur, now throws another one of his many hats into the poetry arena, and he does not disappoint in his debut collection, Turning on the Wasp. Azevedo's verse combines Bukowski's rawness with Kerouac's cosmic musings-maybe a dash of Rimbaud-thrown in a Petri dish with his own distinct poetic vision. So welcome to world of poetry, Mr. Azevedo. We've been waiting for you.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Nathan Graziano, author of \u003cem\u003eFly Like The Seagull\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If your musical knowledge is in the Dark Ages, Azevedo will bring it new light. He is also an excellent writer. His words add dimension to flatness, and freshness to anything gone stale. Some poets are diamonds, some are stones: Rob's many facets reveal he is in the first group, not the second....\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Steve Shaw, poet, writer, musician.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a fine tuned musical ear for rhythm and syntax, a razor sharp keenly honest poetic voice, in \u003cem\u003eTurning on the Wasp, \u003c\/em\u003e his virgin voyage into the holy unholy realms \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof poetry, from the first poem to the last, Rob Azevedo kept me on the edge of my seat wanting more.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Ron Whitehead, poet, writer, editor, scholar and activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Azevedo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952411386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952411380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kung Fu Treachery Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/22\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Rob Azevedo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44127319556351,"sku":"9781952411380","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d9f5e91-d55b-4977-a14d-f7012e829e92.jpg?v=1687452943","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/turning-on-the-wasp-rob-azevedo-9781952411380","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}