{"product_id":"almost-nothing-to-be-scared-of-9780299307240","title":"Almost Nothing to Be Scared of","description":"Full of Clewell's distinctive blend of narrative and lyric, as well as his unabashed, idiosyncratic sense of wonder, these poems often spring from unlikely sources: Adam and Eve's Paradisal do-over at the Jersey shore, the misguided promise of tinfoil hats, Uncle Bud on the Moon, Debbie Fuller on Pluto, debatable Bigfoot nomenclature, Richard Nixon's social-media rejuvenation, and a Nebraska policeman's run-in with space aliens who tell him, \"We want you to believe in us--but not too much.\" \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eAlmost Nothing To Be Scared Of\u003c\/i\u003e, David Clewell's most expansive work yet, readers will discover a multiplicity of new ways to take heart--surely no small thing in a world where we're too often asked to take what we'd rather not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Clewell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.90w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780299307240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Clewell is the author of a dozen books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eTaken Somehow by Surprise\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Low End of Higher Things\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNow We re Getting Somewhere\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJack Ruby s America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBlessings in Disguise\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former poet laureate of Missouri and also formerly a circus laborer, professional weight guesser, and professional wrestler. He currently labors as a professor of English and director of the creative writing program at Webster University in Saint Louis.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39952736223347,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fcbed2e8-b42a-48e1-9787-c9b1ac5321a7.jpg?v=1648564632","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/almost-nothing-to-be-scared-of-9780299307240","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}