{"product_id":"9781937378936","title":"Fat Jersey Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eI know I m holding a good book in my hand when I use the other to call my friends and read poems to them. How generous John Repp is! He zooms in on the moment, but he s always glancing at everything that surrounds it. His funny poems have dark hearts, just as the sad ones are clearly written by someone capable of belly-shaking laughter. They tell wonderful stories, yet they contain chewy little nuggets that are often indifferent and even hostile to story. I ve said elsewhere that a poem either writes you a check or sends you a bill, and Fat Jersey Blues writes me checks faster than I can cash them. Oh, and these poems make me do something else that the good ones always do: when I hung up after reading  Bob Johnson  or  The Maltese Falcon  or  Balcony  to a friend, I sat down to write myself.  David Kirby, author of The Biscuit Joint\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Of Akron Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019738038512,"sku":"9781937378936","price":47.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937378936_p0.jpg?v=1763661535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937378936","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}