{"product_id":"the-macabre-modern-and-other-morbidities-paperback","title":"The Macabre Modern and Other Morbidities - 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\u003eKyla Lee Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGillian Polack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eS. T. Joshi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning poet Kyla Lee Ward invites you to whistle past the graveyard and get on your dancing shoes! Inspired by the fourteenth century \"Danse Macabre\" (the Dance of Death), \u003cem\u003eThe Macabre Modern \u003c\/em\u003etranscends time and updates for contemporary readers the allegorical, medieval concept of the universality of death. Defy death with the doctor. Mourn with the soldier. Indulge in the rich, weird traditions of Ancient Egypt and the Victorians, as you trip over the unspeakable at your own front door. Chuckle at the grotesque and the fallible but remember--the last laugh will be on you! With a sharp wit, compelling satire, and fervent, feverish imagination, Ward generates fiendishly compelling vignettes of the human drama, and offers a profound reflection on \u003cem\u003elife\u003c\/em\u003e. \"Have your absinthe glass and your favourite \u003cem\u003ememento mori\u003c\/em\u003e at hand as you savour this, Ward's breathtaking new volume of \u003cem\u003evers fantastique\u003c\/em\u003e.\" Leigh Blackmore, editor \u003cem\u003eTerror Australis\u003c\/em\u003e. \"What a great collection, fantastically illustrated by the author.\" Marge Simon, Science Fiction Poetry Association (SFPA) Grand Master. \"Kyla Ward's poetry is accessible, immediate, gripping. And she is bold enough to use traditional rhyme.\" Peter Cannon, Senior Reviews Editor \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e(New York). \"Kyla Lee Ward puts satisfying meat on the Gothic's bones. A must for aficionados of literary dark verse.\" Ann K. Schwader, SFPA Grand Master, Rhysling winner, and HWA Bram Stoker finalist. \"With each new work she produces, Kyla Lee Ward makes clear why she should be regarded as one of the preeminent exemplars of contemporary weird poetry.\" S. T. Joshi, multiple award-winning literary critic, author \u003cem\u003eI Am Providence\u003c\/em\u003e, and editor \u003cem\u003eSupernatural Literature of the World\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290342600953,"sku":"9780994390127","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HlUvMQ6P5U9780994390127.webp?v=1776283118","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-macabre-modern-and-other-morbidities-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}