{"product_id":"liam-ferney-career","title":"Liam Ferney, Career","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCareer\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an English teacher marooned in the outer suburbs of Seoul during the 2002 World Cup. It is a tale of typhoons, late night bars, cab rides and broken hearts; a high-intensity  collection for fans of cigarettes, B-movies and Korean culture. The slim collection perfectly capturing the neon world of early-twenties English teachers on good wages with far too much time on their hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ferney's poetry is like a radio that wont stay in tune, instead sliding up and down the FM and AM dials, snatches of talkback, classic rock and sports commentary pebbled amongst the static. \u003cem\u003eCareer\u003c\/em\u003e is Personism redux, the New York dilettante re-imagined as an English teacher in South Korea, crafting a life and a narrative out of a blast zone of culture shock and relationship breakdown. This is a collection that doesn't just look to Asia, it is part of Asia, helping redefine and re-imagine our relationship with our near neighbors.\" Peter Minter\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eLiam Ferney is a Brisbane poet. Currently working in politics, he lived in Korea in 2002 where he worked as an English teacher. \u003cem\u003eCareer \u003c\/em\u003efollows 2004's \u003cem\u003ePopular Mechanics. \u003c\/em\u003eHe doesn't have a PhD.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vagabond Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":241004113,"sku":"","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0182\/8349\/products\/ferney.jpg?v=1347967949","url":"https:\/\/vagabondpress.net\/ko\/products\/liam-ferney-career","provider":"Vagabond Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}