{"product_id":"9780864924209","title":"The Stunted Strong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stunted Strong\u003c\/i\u003e is a new edition of the first book published by Fiddlehead Poetry Books, the company that became Goose Lane Editions. Fred Cogswell, its author, was also the company's founder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Stunted Strong\u003c\/i\u003e is a sixteen-sonnet chapbook. The first and last poems create a context for the fourteen inner sonnets, each of which is a vivid sketch of an inhabitant of a rural community in the St. John River valley. The sequence portrays country people confined by frustration, obsession, and small victories, and it expresses in their characters the illimitable dreams and thwarting limitations of the human condition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe publication of the second edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Stunted Strong\u003c\/i\u003e marks Goose Lane's 50th anniversary and commemorates Fred Cogswell's lifelong devotion to poetry. The text is introduced by Robert Gibbs, Cogswell's friend, colleague, and fellow poet. Designed and printed by Gaspereau Press, the new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Stunted Strong\u003c\/i\u003e is a work of art in its own right.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goose Lane Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65420095127901,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9780864924209_f9157456-06e5-4206-8865-3842e32fc09f.jpg?v=1790251590","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9780864924209","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}