{"product_id":"inquest","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\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","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57191370916222,"sku":"NW9781945680830","price":12.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781945680830.jpg?v=1778568704","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/inquest","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}