{"product_id":"another-man","title":"Another Man","description":"\u003cp\u003ePart reckoning with a father's chronic illness, part coming of age in the Upper South, part meditation on the slow, painful accumulation of adulthood, \u003ci\u003eAnother Man\u003c\/i\u003e considers issues of family, care, and inheritance. These powerful poems capture unexpected moments of lucidity among the desire and heartbreak of becoming oneself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his debut collection, Jim Whiteside astonishes with turns of phrases that pinpoint the beauty in the mundane—the \"waterfalling bodies\" of fish while stocking a pond—and the mundane in the tragic, as in the realization after his father's death that \"in the end so much is paperwork.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn revealing his origin story, the poet redefines the queer poem in a more nuanced and contemporary way, acknowledging queer life beyond conventional narratives. Filled with a zeal for life, a yearning for joy, and moments of sublime satisfaction, this collection shimmers with longing and freedom: \"So many things our parents never mentioned, \/ so we gave ourselves permission.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57499219231093,"sku":"9780299360146","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780299360146.jpg?v=1786694536","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/another-man","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}