Old Man Howling at the Moon

by Peter Johnson

Book Overview

Peter 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, Old Man Howling at the Moon, he 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1941196764
• ISBN13: 9781941196762
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Madhat, Inc.
• Length: 84 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"