{"product_id":"9780771004780","title":"Small Arguments","description":"\u003cb\u003eA beautiful re-issued edition of poetry from the Scotiabank Giller Prize–winning author of \u003ci\u003eHow To Pronounce Knife\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFEATURING A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe language of \u003ci\u003eSmall Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e is simple, yet there is nothing simple in its ideas. Reminiscent of Pablo Neruda’s \u003ci\u003eElemental Odes\u003c\/i\u003e, these poems explore the structures of argument, orchestrating material around repetition, variation, and contrast. Thammavongsa’s approach is like that of a scientist or philosopher, delicately probing material for meaning and understanding. The poet collects small lives and argues for a larger belonging: a grain of dirt, a crushed cockroach, the eyes of a dead dragonfly. It is a work that suggests we can create with what we know and with that alone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 2003, \u003ci\u003eSmall Arguments\u003c\/i\u003e announced the arrival of a distinct and utterly original new voice.","brand":"Raincoast Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":47656183070976,"sku":"9780771004780","price":22.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0084\/8081\/7207\/files\/BNCImageAPI_027c4020-ed43-47ed-871c-d827df03600f.jpg?v=1770323794","url":"https:\/\/www.secretplanet.ca\/products\/9780771004780","provider":"Secret Planet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}