{"product_id":"boomerangs-in-the-living-room-paperback","title":"Boomerangs in the Living Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRex Wilder\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Wilder's second collection introduces the world to a new form: the boomerang, a four-line nouveau haiku, an anti-Tweet that aims for permanence in an evanescent world. These \\u201cadmirable throwaways\\u201d (so nicknamed by Richard Wilbur, who advised the author on their shape) must rhyme the first word or syllable with the last. The opening salvo must suggest a coda, the bullet must return to its chamber. In the process, the poem moves like a boomerang: according to Wilbur, \\u201ca thrown boomerang has three phases: it flies to first base (as it were), then travels over to third and rises, then swoops home.\\u201d \u003ci\u003eBoomerangs in the Living Room\u003c\/i\u003e catches in its sweep literature's classic themes: love, death, family, sex. The poems that come swooping back are seductive, destructive, endlessly quotable, and heartbreakingly beautiful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Wilder's poems have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYale Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eWaking Bodies\u003c\/i\u003e, which takes \"the tired English of everyday use\" and brings it \"back to us refreshed and full of its original surprise,\" according to Billy Collins. Wilder is editing an anthology called \u003ci\u003eThere and Back\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring original boomerangs from a diverse range of poets around the world. He is the Chief Creative Strategist for Advertising for Humanity, a marketing firm specializing in charities and community foundations. He lives in Brentwood, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.4 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859845636293,"sku":"9781597092692","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/yyuRjBpLRZ9781597092692.webp?v=1771533104","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/boomerangs-in-the-living-room-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}