{"product_id":"9780226313887","title":"Selfwolf","description":"In his third book of poems, Mark Halliday grapples with the endless struggle between self-concern and awareness of the rights of others. Through humor, ironic twists, and refreshing candor, these poems confront a variety of situations—death, divorce, artistic egotism and envy, personal relationships—where the very idea of \u003ci\u003eself\u003c\/i\u003e is under siege.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"If \u003ci\u003eSelfwolf\u003c\/i\u003e were a pop music CD, it would be hailed as Mark Halliday's breakthrough album. . . . This third collection of poems teems with unsparing confessions of misdirected lust, lost faith, regret and a winningly goofy cheerfulness in the face of all that bad stuff. . . . The informal, conversational quality of Halliday's work almost hides its artfulness, which seems to be precisely his intention.\"—Ken Tucker, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"With unflinching, often comic honesty about how 'ego-fetid, hostile, grasping' we are, Halliday exposes the self's wolfish hungers and weaknesses.\"—Andrew Epstein, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Mark Halliday's new book offers more of his trademark riffs on self-consciousness. His subversive, surprising, hugely enjoyable poems will make you laugh out loud, squirm in uncomfortable recognition, and appreciate anew the comedy of our daily battles for self-preservation. . . reading Halliday is pure delight. . . . I love the daring and intelligence with which Halliday skates along the shifting boundary between self within and world outside. \u003ci\u003eSelfwolf\u003c\/i\u003e slows down our habitual negotiations between 'in here' and 'out there,' exposing the edgy comedy of how we survive.\"—Damaris Moore, \u003ci\u003eExpress Books\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174615728368,"sku":"9780226313887","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780226313887_p0.jpg?v=1763675173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780226313887","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}