{"product_id":"forecast-pretty-bleak-poems-paperback-1","title":"Forecast: Pretty Bleak: 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\u003eChris Bailey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is no quaint voice from the Land of Anne. Suffused with our era's geist and angst, which have penetrated to the rural periphery, Bailey is a sharp-eyed, clarion-voiced witness.\" --Richard Lemm\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConfessional, candid, and insightful, \u003ci\u003eForecast: Pretty Bleak \u003c\/i\u003elooks at life in rural PEI. These poems explore climate change, work, family, love, and the idea that sometimes all you've got is hope for better weather and favourable winds tomorrow.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCHRIS BAILEY is a graphic designer and commercial fisherman from Prince Edward Island. He holds a MFA Creative Writing from the University of Guelph. Chris' writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eGrain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBrick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Fiddlehead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories 2021\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest Canadian Stories 2025\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. His debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eWhat Your Hands Have Done\u003c\/i\u003e, is available from Nightwood Editions. His piece, \u003ci\u003eFisherman's Repose\u003c\/i\u003e, was a winner of the 2022 BMO 1stArt! Award. \u003ci\u003eForecast: Pretty Bleak \u003c\/i\u003eis his second poetry collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353614532857,"sku":"9780771020490","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/68Jcezq1co9780771020490_aead8606-5fed-4764-96d0-94c36528fa9c.webp?v=1769825383","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/forecast-pretty-bleak-poems-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}