{"product_id":"9781552453100","title":"Otter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis body, like yours, would lie\u003cbr\u003e mute as a plum\u003cbr\u003e until a vigilant limb came\u003cbr\u003e to a decision. As you might have guessed\u003cbr\u003e I’ve come to one myself.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from the absurdity of the First World War to the chaos of today’s cities, where men share beds, bottles of ouzo and shade from willow trees, these poems ask questions: If your lover speaks in his sleep, how do you know ‘you’ is you? What good is it to decorate a headstone? What if you think of the perfect comeback to a six-year-­old argument? \u003ci\u003eOtter\u003c\/i\u003e fails, with style, to find answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Ladouceur writes with an awareness of queer history, documenting it faithfully, but with his own twist … This is poetry motivated by an honest wit.’\u003cbr\u003e— John Barton, \u003ci\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eBen Ladouceur\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer originally from Ottawa, now based in Toronto. His work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eArc, The Malahat Review, PRISM international\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Walrus\u003c\/i\u003e , and in the \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e anthology. He was awarded the Earle Birney Poetry Prize in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035462222064,"sku":"9781552453100","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552453100_p0.jpg?v=1763753866","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552453100","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}