{"product_id":"9780393254686","title":"Whereas: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003ePulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn examines the difficulties of telling the truth, and the fictions with which we choose to live.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncisively capturing the oddities of our logic and the whimsies of our reason, the poems in \u003cem\u003eWhereas\u003c\/em\u003e show there is always another side to a story. With graceful rhythm and equal parts humor and seriousness, Stephen Dunn considers the superstition and sophistry embedded in everyday life: household objects that seem to turn against us, the search for meaning in the barrage of daily news, the surprising confessions between neighbors across a row of hedges. Finding beauty in the ordinary, this collection affirms the absurdity of making affirmations, allowing room for more rethinking, reflection, revision, prayer, and magic in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118637465840,"sku":"9780393254686","price":22.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393254686_p0.jpg?v=1763697221","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393254686","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}