{"product_id":"drumming-armageddon-9781948692342","title":"Drumming Armageddon","description":"\u003cp\u003eOften it is said of contemporary music that it's the soundtrack of our lives. If so, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrumming Armageddon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poetic rendering of that soundtrack: Rock, Country, Jazz, Pop, Folk, The Blues--they're the genres comprising it, and they all are present in this collection. The poems pay homage to the artists--Dylan, Clapton, Lennon, Crow, The Beatles, Elvis--and track the poet's personal musical biography: his experiences and memories the music both relates to and marks. The poems, like the music, have plenty of swagger. Finally, though, they remind us that, at their best, poetry is music, music poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE WORD SWAGGER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSwagger is a nice word most\u003cbr\u003e especially when there is a deficit of swagger.\u003cbr\u003e Swagger is what you crave, \u003cbr\u003e like the full tilt grit of Janis Joplin, \u003cbr\u003e or the guttural smolder of James Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madville Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948692342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"George Drew","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435572949173,"sku":"9781948692342","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8934658c-d56c-49f3-9019-41231f8fc8b1.jpg?v=1776227251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/drumming-armageddon-9781948692342","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}