{"product_id":"9781554903184","title":"The North End Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eThe North End Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, his always vivid new collection, Michael Knox has further honed his lucid, accessible style. In the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Works of Billy the Kid\u003c\/em\u003e, Michael Ondaatje’s classic book-length poem, this at once gritty and tender lyric sequence creates a desperate but surprising narrative that’s reminiscent of David Adams Richards at his very best. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanneling the beliefs, passions, fears, friends and fights of Nick Macfarlane, a young steeltown warehouse worker, Knox creates the kind of hardscrabble, blue collar world that exists everywhere. Benders and punchups, beaters and punchclocks, give \u003cem\u003eThe North End Poems\u003c\/em\u003e the means to explore notions of masculinity in both familial and social environs. Because this is a world largely without the presence of women, Nick’s perspective takes a significant turn when he meets someone from the other side of the tracks – a University student named Carla who challenges him to think about a life beyond the north end and outside of what he thought possible. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133747052784,"sku":"9781554903184","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781554903184_p0.jpg?v=1763752951","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554903184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}