{"product_id":"poem-a-mashup-9781953236517","title":"Poem: A Mashup","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): M. D. Usher | T. Motley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fomite\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fomite\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes poetry effective? How does a poem work? What are its goals and aims?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking his cue from the musical form of mashup, in \u003cem\u003ePOEM\u003c\/em\u003e M. D. Usher has composed what is known as a cento, stitching together snippets from famous poems in such a way that the words of the text illustrate the aspect of poetry being described. A lively introduction and short, irreverent biographies of the featured poets add to the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn T. Motley's artwork, Word literally becomes Flesh, as letters emerge like epiphanies from the drawings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePOEM\u003c\/em\u003e is a unique achievement that stands in relation to canonical poetry as Disney's film, \u003cem\u003eFantasia\u003c\/em\u003e, stands to classical music-first of its kind, something for all ages, and well worth experiencing again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46447947186327,"sku":"9781953236517","price":1839.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781953236517.webp?v=1769142266","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/poem-a-mashup-9781953236517","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}