{"product_id":"9781770564176","title":"Otter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis body, like yours, would lie\u003cbr\u003emute as a plum\u003cbr\u003euntil a vigilant limb came\u003cbr\u003eto a decision. As you might have guessed\u003cbr\u003eI've come to one myself.\u003c\/em\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? \u003cem\u003eOtter \u003c\/em\u003efails, 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, \u003cem\u003eArc Poetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47135259197680,"sku":"9781770564176","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770564176_p0.jpg?v=1763707133","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770564176","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}