{"product_id":"9781552453438","title":"Feel Happier in Nine Seconds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI learned the secret of serenity\u003cbr\u003eby waterboarding daffodils.\u003cbr\u003eMy Buddha is landfill.\u003cbr\u003eMy mantra choked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom a bluebird’s neck.\u003cbr\u003eIt’s ruthless, the pursuit\u003cbr\u003e• f happiness. Eighteen\u003cbr\u003eseconds have elapsed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection is a universe where minimalism and maximalism work in harmony. Ethics, economics, glamour and alternative physics are just a few of the vehicles Besner uses in her jaundiced pursuit of knowledge and joy. At the collection’s core is a series of brilliantly illuminated poems patterned on a scientific study of synaesthesia and Fisher Price refrigerator magnets. Besner’s courageous comparisons and musicality provide the critical happiness we all need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Besner’s imagination doesn’t appear to have an upper or outer limit … Reading her poems is a bad trip and a transformational experience.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Ken Babstock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Besner is one of the funniest poets writing in this country.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– National Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eLinda Besner\u003c\/b\u003e 's first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Id Kid\u003c\/i\u003e , was published in 2011 by Véhicule Press and named as one of the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e 's Best Poetry Books of the Year. She is the former poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e . She lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035592638704,"sku":"9781552453438","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552453438_p0.jpg?v=1763753563","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552453438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}