{"product_id":"the-great-repression","title":"The Great Repression","description":"\u003cp\u003eShannon Cuthrell's artfully composed \u003cem\u003eThe Great Repression\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of original poems scanning a manic-depressed period in Cuthrell's life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is beautifully condensed into jagged elliptical vivid and sometimes funny images accompanied by surreal illustrations by her dear brother and collaborator Bradford Cuthrell. Her work is infused with richly developed scenes that include cocktail-party demons Pink Floyd references and bass drum fingertips.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Great Repression\u003c\/em\u003e appeals to all senses and also to the heart in the way it finds language for deep emotions. This is a lovely and hopeful book and marks the debut of a major new American poet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShannon Cuthrell\u003c\/strong\u003e is a student-journalist and storyteller who thrives in Appalachian State University's mountainous environment in Boone North Carolina. She intends to pursue a career in medical journalism after she graduates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Producing its own irresistibly smart gravitational draw \u003cem\u003eThe Great Repression\u003c\/em\u003e is a fanged mermaid of lore beautifully dreadful but inherently gratifying.\"- Joseph Denman Curiosity Project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Dear Reader: If you are anything like me you might think you are simply reading a collection of poetry when you pick up \u003cem\u003eThe Great Repression\u003c\/em\u003e until Shannon Cuthrell hits you with a line like \u0026amp;lsquoI was on fire with all of the love \/ you couldn't give me ' and suddenly you are reading something \u003cem\u003emore\u003c\/em\u003e than poetry but the blueprint of words you want to graffiti outside the train window of your morning commute or the script of what to whisper into your lover's hair at night.\"- Megan Falley author of \u003cem\u003eRedhead and the Slaughter King \u003c\/em\u003e(Write Bloody Publishing)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Itasca Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54526310482195,"sku":"9780986360701","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0948\/3521\/2563\/files\/img_proxy_d06c7ae0-3c56-443b-8df3-6f2bf8e9d00d.jpg?v=1785850469","url":"https:\/\/danuc.net\/products\/the-great-repression","provider":"Danu's Wardrobe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}