{"product_id":"baby-i-dont-care-9781940696720","title":"Baby, I Don't Care","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"In a flurry of ideas, and with her typically sparse and open-ended lines, Minnis approaches her subject from a dizzying array of angles: ironic, celebratory, mournful, panicked, and often funny.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChelsey Minnis's new collection of poems follows the struggle of a flawed character in a cinematic world. Playing with old ideas of wealth and love from Holly wood's golden era, these poems flirt with nostalgia without ever succumbing to it, casting a new light on the present through the fantasies of the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat do you want with me? I'm just a dirty little shoplifter.\u003cbr\u003eI'm like a woman in a sequined gown in a dark cave. Can you tell me I'm worse than others?\u003cbr\u003eOK, yes, I'm worse than others, but can you say I'm the worst of all?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChelsey Minnis \u003c\/strong\u003egrew up in Denver. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She is the author of \u003cem\u003ePoemland\u003c\/em\u003e (Wave Books, 2009), \u003cem\u003eZirconia\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2001), \u003cem\u003eFoxina\u003c\/em\u003e (Seeing Eye Books, 2002) and \u003cem\u003eBad Bad\u003c\/em\u003e (Fence Books, 2007). She lives in Boulder, Colorado. She also writes screenplays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wave Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940696720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Chelsey Minnis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671520506012,"sku":"9781940696720","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4f87c8e9-9e83-4253-90a1-8c90101f8d83.jpg?v=1603925603","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/baby-i-dont-care-9781940696720","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}