{"product_id":"old-man-howling-at-the-peter-johnson-9781941196762","title":"Old Man Howling at the Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Johnson has long been acclaimed by such poets as Russell Edson and Charles Simic as one of the masters of the prose poem. In his new book, \u003cem\u003eOld Man Howling at the Moon, \u003c\/em\u003ehe continues his exploration of the genre, exhibiting his usual comic touch. Johnson calls these new poems \"complaints\" and traces his influences back to fourteenth-century France, while pointing out in the preface that his wise-fool Grumpy Old Everyman is also very much a part of a tradition, including writers as diverse as Allen Ginsberg, Catullus, and Nicanor Parra. \u003cem\u003eOld Man Howling at the Moon \u003c\/em\u003eis a welcome arrival at a time when anger and satire are desperately needed to enliven a contemporary poetry scene where often fashionable irony reigns supreme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941196764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941196762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madhat, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.20d","brand":"Peter Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125643440383,"sku":"9781941196762","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d1486eac-e9ab-4ecf-bf7e-9b27d5ac0597.jpg?v=1687443856","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/old-man-howling-at-the-peter-johnson-9781941196762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}