{"product_id":"9781552453261","title":"Whelmed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDulge\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003erageous\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003ecouth\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003echalant\u003c\/i\u003e —we think of prefixes as a few letters that change a word, but what if a word is lost without one? Each prose poem in \u003ci\u003eWhelmed\u003c\/i\u003e features a word that has been unhinged from its prefix, allowing new meanings—radically unfamiliar, yet uncannily intimate—to emerge from these prefixless word deposits. Part prose-poem sequence and part encyclopedia of unpredictably irregular terms, \u003ci\u003eWhelmed \u003c\/i\u003e is at times deranging, almost disturbing, sometimes detached, and ultimately joyfully disrupting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eNicole Markotic \u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, novelist, and critic. She is currently a professor of creative writing, children's literature, and disability studies at the University of Windsor in Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035459436784,"sku":"9781552453261","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781552453261_p0.jpg?v=1763757477","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781552453261","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}