{"product_id":"capillary-action-verse-in-a-light-vein-paperback","title":"Capillary Action: Verse in a Light Vein - 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\u003eDavid Hedges\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMaría Milner\u003c\/b\u003e (Designed by), \u003cb\u003eJim Agpalza\u003c\/b\u003e (Artist)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot every laugh is a belly laugh. There are chuckles and giggles as well as guffaws. But one thing is certain in this troubled world: Laughter beats the pants off gloom and doom. As poet David Hedges, a master rib-tickler, informs the reader in his title poem, \"Gravity is for the grave.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 1940s, Hedges spent Saturday afternoons in the confines of the Blue Mouse Theatre, soaking up the slapstick antics of Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd and the ribald banter of W.C. Fields and Mae West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe and brother Joe staged backyard theatricals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe went on to edit his college humor magazine and pen a humor column for a small daily newspaper. No wonder he turned to light verse when at last he kissed off regular paychecks and started doing his own thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCapillary Action is the payoff for years of toiling in the vineyards. It wasn't until after he'd collected titles for the Acknowledgements page that he realized how productive he'd been.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is something here for everyone. Chuckles and giggles, to be sure, and maybe even a guffaw or two. Dive in and see what tickles your funny bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 10.25 x 6.63 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 31, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47354028097785,"sku":"9781736610282","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/c5Rjb9oN6T9781736610282.webp?v=1769828999","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/capillary-action-verse-in-a-light-vein-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}