{"product_id":"9781929918041","title":"Jam","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the title implies, \u003ci\u003eJam\u003c\/i\u003e features of wealth of poems driven by a distinct music resulting from Joe-Anne McLaughlin's studies in both jazz and blues. Propelled by strong rhythms and line breaks, McLaughlin's poems present a variety of characters trying to get by on the strength of “Waller's boogies \/ or Morton's rolls \/ Hot Lips' riffs \/ or Bessie's groans.” An original and exciting voice, McLughlin's poems are introduced by award-winning poet and essayist Stephen Dunn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe-Anne McLaughlin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Banshee Diaries\u003c\/i\u003e, published in Canada in 1998. Her poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry, Ploughshares, The Georgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and was included in the \u003ci\u003ePuschart Prize Anthology VIII\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Munnsville, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040201195760,"sku":"9781929918041","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781929918041_p0.jpg?v=1763637409","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781929918041","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}