{"product_id":"dandurand-joseph-i-would-lipb","title":"Dandurand, Joseph: I Would Like to Say Thank You","description":"\u003cp\u003eNightwood Editions, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 31, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew poems from award-winning storyteller and poet Joseph Dandurand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProlific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand offers his latest poetry collection, following \u003cem\u003eThe Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe East Side of It All\u003c\/em\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilding on his legacy as a skilled storyteller, Dandurand continues to write about trauma, love, grief and forgiveness. These poems are about the streets, the East Side, self-pity, spirits and Dandurand's people, the Kwantlen. As the jury of the 2022 Latner Writers' Trust Award wrote, \"his quotidian reflections read like parables, with startling economy.\" After putting this collection down, don't be surprised to find yourself saying \"thank you,\" too.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44839977582615,"sku":"9780889714908","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81E9lIMbjIL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774558134","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/dandurand-joseph-i-would-lipb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}