{"product_id":"9781555974145","title":"The Maverick Room: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith its defiance for any one tradition or voice, Thomas Sayers Ellis's debut becomes a powerful argument against monotony\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A dream. A democracy. A savage liberty.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e And yet another anthem and yet another heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eand yet another party wants you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e Wants you wants you wants you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—from \"Groovallegiance\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn one poem, Thomas Sayers Ellis prognosticates, \"Pretty soon, the Age of the Talk Show \/ Will slip on a peel left in the avant- gutter.\" The result is \u003ci\u003eThe Maverick Room\u003c\/i\u003e, the testing ground of determination and serendipity, where call-and-response becomes Steinian echo becomes Post-Soul percussive pleasure becomes a bootlegged recording hustled out of a D.C. go-go club.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Graywolf Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060301840624,"sku":"9781555974145","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781555974145_p0.jpg?v=1763785343","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781555974145","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}