{"product_id":"the-appendectomy-grin-9781960145802","title":"The Appendectomy Grin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs a second-wave veteran of the form, Charles Rafferty has emerged as one of America's greatest living prose poets. Rafferty's new collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Appendectomy Grin\u003c\/i\u003e, is a model of the sort of bemused, domestic poeticism (or is it pessimism?) that only a master prose poet can deliver.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompact in size, but massive in scope, these poems explore the death of self, country, and planet, while remaining grounded in humor and the miracles of everyday life. In a world that is changing faster than ever, \u003ci\u003eThe Appendectomy Grin\u003c\/i\u003e is a deep breath, a meditation, a rhythmic tickle fight, a slightly off-kilter manual on how to remain present and lucid in a world that seems intent on destroying itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is an argument you cannot disbelieve by a poet leaving his unique scuffmarks on the linoleum kitchen floor of the world. Does the executioner have a rationale for the order of our beheadings? Ask Charles Rafferty. The answer is in the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BOA Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781960145802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.83w x 0.55d","brand":"Charles Rafferty","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51730180014261,"sku":"9781960145802","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d70c6198-ae2d-4597-bfd2-a091a58915a5.jpg?v=1758004446","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-appendectomy-grin-9781960145802","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}