{"product_id":"feel-happier-in-nine-seconds-9781552453438","title":"Feel Happier in Nine Seconds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI learned the secret of serenity\u003cbr\u003eby waterboarding daffodils.\u003cbr\u003eMy Buddha is landfill.\u003cbr\u003eMy mantra choked \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efrom a bluebird's neck.\u003cbr\u003eIt's ruthless, the pursuit\u003cbr\u003eof happiness. Eighteen\u003cbr\u003eseconds have elapsed.\u003cp\u003eThis collection is a universe where minimalism and maximalism work in harmony. Ethics, economics, glamour and alternative physics are just a few of the vehicles Besner uses in her jaundiced pursuit of knowledge and joy. At the collection's core is a series of brilliantly illuminated poems patterned on a scientific study of synaesthesia and Fisher Price refrigerator magnets. Besner's courageous comparisons and musicality provide the critical happiness we all need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Besner's imagination doesn't appear to have an upper or outer limit ... Reading her poems is a bad trip and a transformational experience.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Ken Babstock\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Besner is one of the funniest poets writing in this country.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- National Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Besner\u003c\/b\u003e's first book of poetry, \u003ci\u003eThe Id Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2011 by Véhicule Press and named as one of the \u003ci\u003eNational Post\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Poetry Books of the Year. She is the former poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eHazlitt\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Montreal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Coach House Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781552453438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Linda Besner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52472828166325,"sku":"9781552453438","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a11d5a0a-217d-4952-8b1d-caceeed1a946.jpg?v=1777444475","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/feel-happier-in-nine-seconds-9781552453438","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}