{"product_id":"rom-com-paperback","title":"Rom Com - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDina del Bucchia\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDaniel Zomparelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt precisely the cultural moment you were hoping for, a dream team of smart, sexy, brunette, West Coast poets of Italian descent has passionately co-authored an intelligent collection of poetry that both celebrates and capsizes the romantic comedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the origin of the genre (\u003cem\u003eIt Happened One Night\u003c\/em\u003e) to its contemporary expressions (\u003cem\u003eLove Actually\u003c\/em\u003e), the poems in \u003cem\u003eRom Com\u003c\/em\u003e trace the attempt to deconstruct as well as engage in dialogue with romantic comedy films and the pop culture, celebrities, and tropes that have come to be associated with them. These irreverent, playful, weird, and comedic poems come in a variety of forms, fully engaging in pop culture, without a judgmental tone. They see your frumpy expectations and raise you issues of sexuality, consent, sexism, homophobia, race, and class. They explore the highs and lows of romantic relationships and the expectations and realities of love, tackling real emotional worlds through the lens of film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwo cool people wrote it. Dina Del Bucchia, the fashionable and voluptuous, is a woman on the go, brazenly hosting literary events and tweeting about otters and award shows. Daniel Zomparelli, the handsome and dashing, is a young, gay man-about-Vancouver who somehow also quietly edits (in chief) a semi-annual poetry journal. (Ship them all you want, fools.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow to tell if you are compatible with this book: Are you equally versed in literature and pop culture? Are you a film-savvy fan of contemporary poetry? Are you an academic with interest in literature and cultural studies? Are you in general a cool, sad person? This book might just be the sassy best friend you've wanted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDina Del Bucchia\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of three collections of poetry, \u003ci\u003eCoping with Emotions and Otters \u003c\/i\u003e(Talonbooks, 2013), \u003ci\u003eBlind Items\u003c\/i\u003e (Insomniac Press, 2014), and \u003ci\u003eRom Com\u003c\/i\u003e, (Talonbooks, 2015), and a colletion of short stories, \u003ci\u003e Don't Tell Me What to Do (\u003c\/i\u003eArsenal Pulp Press, 2017). She also hosts \u003ci\u003eCan't Lit, \u003c\/i\u003e a podcast on Canadian literature and culture, with Zomparelli and Jen Sookfong Lee. Her short story, \u003ci\u003eUnder the 'I, '\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Writers' Trust RBC Bronwen Wallace Award in 2012. She is a senior editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and is the Artistic Director of the Real Vancouver Writers' Series. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, where she currently is an instructor in writing comedic forms. Find out more about her at dinadelbucchia.com. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDaniel Zomparelli\u003c\/strong\u003e is editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003ePoetry Is Dead\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. He is a co-podcaster at Can't Lit. His first book of poems, \u003cem\u003eDavie Street Translations\u003c\/em\u003e was published by Talonbooks. His current endeavours include \u003cem\u003eAfter You\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of interconnected poems that span North America.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 4.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689038024767,"sku":"9780889229600","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e652d302a47919ce46fc03fd38bc7209.webp?v=1764984236","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/rom-com-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}