{"product_id":"no-depression-in-heaven","title":"No Depression In Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: ryan fitzpatrick\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher: Talonbooks (2025)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo Depression in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e asks how we respond to bad times. Written during country music’s most recent ascent in popularity, this poetry “LP” consists of ten “tracks” that each take up a rhythm, only to bend it out of shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eDwelling on whether it is best to look backward to a seemingly better past, longing for a way to make things great again, or to stare into the abyss of the future, gambling that entry into heaven will finally provide release from a weary life, \u003cem\u003eNo Depression in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e rejects both of these dangerous horizons. It chooses instead to remain resolutely in present uncertainty, addressing our latter-day anxiety through poetic improvisation, treating the text as a space of play and experimentation. Drawing inspiration from a variety of sources, both musical and poetic – and taking its title from a famous Carter Family song – \u003cem\u003eNo Depression in Heaven\u003c\/em\u003e asks what it means to hold onto something toxic because of the comforts it affords, to daydream about days long past rather than gripping the reins of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"\u003eThis is a book that pulls on its boots, tilts its hat, and brushes the dust off its Nudie suit before tipping language out of key.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44055240835171,"sku":"9781772016956","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8655\/1139\/files\/9781772016956.jpg?v=1773437171","url":"https:\/\/woodlandpatternbookcenter.com\/products\/no-depression-in-heaven","provider":"Woodland Pattern","version":"1.0","type":"link"}