{"product_id":"9780987403773","title":"Down Rainbow Road","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDown Rainbow Road\u003c\/em\u003e includes two new sequences of poems by Rob Wallis. \u003cem\u003eInheritance \u003c\/em\u003eis a multi-voice history of Australian gay experience from the earliest days of exploration and settlement. \u003cem\u003eMuscular Flirtations\u003c\/em\u003e gathers more personal reflections on a life-struggle towards acceptance and love. \u003cem\u003eSelected Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents the variations of Rob's poetry through five earlier collections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This new work by Rob Wallis records the brutal truth of Australia's homophobic past and reveals his own story, a man who has lived it, survived it and survives it still, proudly and as a poet. There's an open hunger in these apges. There's protest, desire and declaration. There's the renouncing of shame and guilt, plus the acknowledgement of damage and fallibility. He writes ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e...the mighty hurricane of truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill sweep all the debris away\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand leave you standing naked\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003escarred imperfect a column\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof light an infinite illumination\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Wallis is no secret, but with this deeply humane work of languish, lust and love, there's no doubt that he's arrived.' - \u003cem\u003eNathan Curnow\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clouds of Magellan Pub.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48507045183729,"sku":"9780987403773","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780987403773","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}