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Indie Rock candidly focuses on a queer poet/musician's life in Newfoundland and his personal struggles with addiction, OCD, and trauma. This intelligent and punchy collection is steeped in musicality and the geographies and cadences of Newfoundland. With an astute attention to form, rhythm, and aesthetics, Joe Bishop tells an honest and contemporary coming-of-age story about an artist alienated from, but fascinated by, the world he inhabits. Readers dealing with grief and living through recovery will find solace in these poems, as will those conflicted by faith, curious about the rigid confines of masculinity, or yearning to hear a voice like theirs in verse. At its core, Indie Rock is about keeping records, an artist's compulsion to make art, and the power of love and imagination to overcome death.
About the Author
Joe Bishop is the author of the chapbook Dissociative Songs. His work has appeared in literary journals across Canada and abroad. He has a BA in English from Memorial University. He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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- Contributor: Joe Bishop
- Imprint: University of Alberta Press
- ISBN13: 9781772126785
- Number of Pages: 80
- Packaged Dimensions: 133x229x6mm
- Packaged Weight: 120
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: University of Alberta Press
- Release Date: 2023-03-06
- Series: Robert Kroetsch Series
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Joe Bishop is the author of the chapbook Dissociative Songs. His work has appeared in literary journals across Canada and abroad. He has a BA in English from Memorial University. He lives in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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