{"product_id":"9781552453209","title":"Country Club","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lyrical wilderness of power, wealth, leisure and desire, the poems of \u003ci\u003eCountry Club\u003c\/i\u003e freewheel across state lines with panache and flagrant feeling. In this bold debut from Andy McGuire, all passions — even unpleasant ones — stare down the barrel of a world in which freedom is the fifty-first state, and love is the eleventh province.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe manatee wades out of the water and roars at the sightseers\u003cbr\u003eThat one of them owes him a drink.\u003cbr\u003eFrom the beach below the boardwalk,\u003c\/i\u003e cock-a-doodle-do!\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhat about a Christmas bowlcut over by the mangrove manatees!\u003cbr\u003eBecause in Florida there are Floridians\u003cbr\u003eAnd they are born Floridians at large.\u003cbr\u003eEvery motion\u003cbr\u003eCan’t stop its own ocean.\u003cbr\u003eThe oceans’ motions make mistakes.\u003cbr\u003eSome of the dying are unspeakable\u003cbr\u003eIn their thinness, poorly disguised meat mannequins.\u003cbr\u003eThe mosquitoes are so big\u003cbr\u003eThey bleed you like a pig.\u003cbr\u003eBeing eaten alive is an acquired taste.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndy McGuire\u003c\/b\u003e 's poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eArc\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eCV2\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eVallum\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003e Riddle Fence \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e . He lives in Toronto, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035594637552,"sku":"9781552453209","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552453209_p0.jpg?v=1763753031","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552453209","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}