{"product_id":"2940045531023","title":"Viral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I hear people talk about the dimming prospects of making a living as a poet, about the small and insular readership we can expect, about how poetry is dead. I think somebody forgot to tell the poets.\" -Michael Mlekoday\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2013, the following poems topped 200,000 views on the Button Poetry YouTube: Lily Myers’ “Shrinking Women”, Neil Hilborn’s “OCD” \u0026amp; “Mating Habits of the North American Hipster”, Javon Johnson’s “cuz he’s black”, Rachel Rostad’s “To JK Rowling, From Cho Chang”, Dylan Garity’s “Rigged Game” \u0026amp; “Friend Zone”, Guante’s “Ten Responses to the Phrase ‘Man Up’ ”, and Pages Matam’s “Piñata”.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVIRAL contains all nine of these poems PLUS new, original work from each author. This anthology of poems and essays is a forceful argument for the continuing cultural relevance of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Button Poetry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46569462595825,"sku":"2940045531023","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940045531023_p0.jpg?v=1766016457","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045531023","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}