{"product_id":"accidents-after-happening-poems-paperback","title":"Accidents After Happening: Poems - 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\u003eRobert Priest\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAccidents After Happening\u003c\/i\u003e is for anyone who has a taste for immediate, meaningful poetry that sings, laments, and decries but also celebrates life in our modern world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the most imaginatively inventive poets in the country.\" -- \u003ci\u003ePacific Rim Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe accidents of Priest's collection are definitely not all \"happy.\" They move through a full range of human emotions: dread, grief, anger, ecstasy, lust and empathy. Plus some magic levity. This is poetry you will want to recite aloud: lyrical love poems, sonnets, satires, ghazals, curses, and bitter invective. These are not snobby poems -- they want and welcome readers who love euphony, who enjoy tasteful eroticism, who rage at injustice. People who grieve and gush -- smart people who think critically and form their own opinions. And for those with a taste for \"brevity forever.\" \u003ci\u003eAccidents After Happening\u003c\/i\u003e also contains a whole new catalog of Priest's aphorisms, proverbs, maxims, and sayings -- the kind of work that recently prompted Canadian literary icon Margaret Atwood to take to Twitter and praise Priest's \"snappy funny spot-on micro poems -- plus much more.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrated as \"the people's poet,\" Priest's words have been debated in the Ontario legislature, posted in the Transit system, quoted in the \u003ci\u003eFarmer's Almanac\u003c\/i\u003e, embedded in cement, sung on \u003ci\u003eSesame Street\u003c\/i\u003e, and turned into two hit songs: \"Song Instead of a Kiss,\" a number one hit for Alannah Myles, and the recent top ten hit by Indigenous balladeer Julian Taylor \"Seeds (They Tried to Bury Us).\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeople's poet \u003cb\u003eRobert Priest\u003c\/b\u003e has achieved bestseller status as both a songwriter and a poet. He lives in Toronto, ON.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8.44 x 5.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49034399678713,"sku":"9781770418530","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8vTGWPo6uf9781770418530.webp?v=1789019685","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/accidents-after-happening-poems-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}