{"product_id":"9781780376318","title":"Turn Up the Ocean","description":"Author: Tony Hoagland\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781780376318\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloodaxe\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jan 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 96 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica's Tony Hoagland (1953-2018) was known for provocative poems which interrogate human nature and contemporary culture with an intimate and wild urgency, located somewhere between outrage, stand-up comedy, and grief. The poems in his final collection \u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e examine with an unflinching eye and mordant humour the reality of living and dying in a time and culture that conspire to erase our inner lives. Hoagland's signature wit and unparalleled observations take in long-standing injustices, the atrocities of American empire and consumerism, and our continuing habit of looking away. In these poems, perseverance depends on a gymnastics of scepticism and comedy, a dogged quest for authentic connection, and the consolations of the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTurn Up the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable and moving collection, a fitting testament to Hoagland's devotion to the capaciousness and art of poetry. Tony Hoagland\u0026amp;#x27;s poems poke and provoke at the same time as they entertain and delight. He was American poetry\u0026amp;#x27;s hilarious \u0026amp;#x27;high priest of irony\u0026amp;#x27;, a wisecracker and a risk-taker whose disarming humour, self-scathing and tenderness are all fuelled by an aggressive moral intelligence. He pushed the poem not just to its limits but over the edge.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47924838138014,"sku":"ING-9781780376318","price":23.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781780376318.jpg?v=1782953656","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781780376318","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}