{"product_id":"9781552452455","title":"The Brave Never Write Poetry","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    The brave ride streetcars to jobs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    early in the morning, have traffic accidents,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    rob banks. The brave have children, relationships,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    mortgages. The brave never write these things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    down in notebooks. The brave die and they are\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e    dead.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1985, when Daniel Jones was just twenty-six, \u003ci\u003eThe Brave Never Write Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, the poet\/critic\/novelist’s lone collection of poems, was a cult hit, turning ‘poetry’ on its head before its author (then known simply as ‘Jones’) swore off verse entirely. Written in a direct, plainspoken, autobiographical and at times confessional style in the tradition of Charles Bukowski and Al Purdy, these confrontational poems about sex and boredom, drugs and suicide, document Jones’ depressive, alcoholic years as an enfant terrible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis long overdue revised edition brings Jones’ unforgettable voice to a new generation of readers and includes the complete text of the original collection (including Jones’ own sardonic assessments of his own poetry) and a new postscript essay by poet\/critic Kevin Connolly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035457470704,"sku":"9781552452455","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552452455_p0.jpg?v=1763753120","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552452455","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}