{"product_id":"while-the-undertaker-sleeps-peter-johnson-9781952335594","title":"While the Undertaker Sleeps","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelf-confessed 'wise guy of the prose poem' and also its unofficial laureate, Peter Johnson is one of America's foremost practitioners and critics of prose poetry. The publication of his \u003cem\u003eWhile the Undertaker Sleeps: Collected and New Prose Poems \u003c\/em\u003eprovides an important opportunity to reflect on the reputation of a master of the form, who, according to poet and critic Chard deNiord, 'almost singlehandedly revived the currency of the prose poem during the nineties and early oughts.' Indeed, Johnson has been a major force in the development of the American prose poem for more than three decades and has contributed significantly to its prominence on the world stage.... But it is his darkly comic and often deeply poignant prose poems that have done most to advance the form. His own writing possesses many of the characteristics he prioritizes and supports as a critic and editor. These include a sobering directness, a persuasive and unostentatious intellectualism, and a powerful sense of the ironic and absurd.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952335590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952335594\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Madhat, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"Peter Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44132291477759,"sku":"9781952335594","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bc286ed9-3635-4504-8a0b-f3d4f6ca9b60.jpg?v=1687479351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/while-the-undertaker-sleeps-peter-johnson-9781952335594","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}