{"product_id":"inquest-michael-mcgriff-9781945680830","title":"Inquest","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A blend of the low-rent sociology of Raymond Carver with the quirky imagination of Richard Brautigan.\"-Billy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael McGriff's book-length poem\u003cem\u003e Inquest \u003c\/em\u003eis an oblique ode to Pablo Neruda's posthumous masterpiece \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Questions. \u003c\/em\u003eEach sentence is rendered as an unanswerable query, be that a consideration of poverty, aesthetics, place, Ezra Pound's Chinese translations, the absurdity of everyday life, the exhumed body of Pablo Neruda, or the sanctity of common objects. Deeply surreal and humane, this collection centers unknowing and wonder as twin forces central to self-articulation, social witnessing, and survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael McGriff\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945680830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945680830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e White Pine Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael McGriff","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881153450239,"sku":"9781945680830","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4307a41d-4a13-4534-b00f-0bac41176232.jpg?v=1747970836","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inquest-michael-mcgriff-9781945680830","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}