{"product_id":"harold-whit-williams-backmasking-book","title":"Harold Whit Williams - Backmasking (Book)","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2013 Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poems of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBackmasking \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003euncover secret messages of rock and roll in relation to religion, mostly in a loose sonnet form reminiscent of David Wojahn's classic,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e Mystery Train\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Set mainly in the Muscle Shoals area of Alabama, these narrative poems, spun in reverse, detail a young man's ascent into the glittery world of guitar heroes, all the while singing out the day-to-day absurdities of the sacred and the profane.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarold Whit Williams is a prize-winning poet, longtime guitarist for indie rock band Cotton Mather, and the author of nine books of poetry and one book of short stories. He is also the recipient of the 2020 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFutureCycle Press\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Poetry Book Prize, the 2014 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Poetry Prize, the Robert Phillips Poetry Chapbook Prize, as well as multiple Pushcart Prize nominations. Williams lives in Austin, Texas, where he is the Head of Metadata Services at UT Libraries, all the while writing, recording, and performing his solo music under the moniker Daily Worker.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antone’s Record Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67802796818494,"sku":null,"price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0256\/5944\/1214\/files\/backmasking.avif?v=1790982166","url":"https:\/\/antonesrecordshop.com\/products\/harold-whit-williams-backmasking-book","provider":"Antone’s Record Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}