{"product_id":"9780771005558","title":"Thing Is","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA startling and hip new collection of poetry from a dual American\/Canadian citizen who's already making waves on the literary scene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuzannah Showler's bracing, intense second collection is equal parts cultural critique and phenomenological investigation. Building on the enlightened skepticism of her much-praised debut, Thing Is puts the hashtag age through some much-needed paces. Witty, cutting, heartbroken and cautiously hopeful, these poems are really about \"aboutness,\" about what it means to be alive right now. They also nimbly advance the longstanding poetic argument for the value of considered attention: \"What follows from \/ what you know is \/ not the same thing \/ as knowledge. Even \/ when you get it right.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McClelland \u0026 Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015104512240,"sku":"9780771005558","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780771005558_p0.jpg?v=1763661363","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780771005558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}