{"product_id":"classic-crimes-9781956046397","title":"Classic Crimes","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe sophomore visual poetry collection from Sarah J. Sloat, whose \u003ci\u003eHotel Almighty\u003c\/i\u003e was a 2020 \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e Editors’ Choice pick. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassic Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a book of visual poetry sourced from William Roughead’s true-crime 20th century classic of the same name. Roughead’s text is known for its ghastly recountings of murder and deceit, though such gloom is barely detectable under Sloat’s sharp eye and transformative hand. In these erasure poems, each adorned with its own colorful, meandering collage, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“public opinion [is] always willing to wink at the picturesque,”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and “to sleep…[is] an interlude of little dinners.” Where mayhem once lived, Sloat invites readers into a brand new world, one blooming with whimsy, play, delight, and cheeky, liberating poetics.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah J. Sloat","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48287127109883,"sku":"9781956046397","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_a08e5326-d0ac-4458-9315-2ff51d0269bf.jpg?v=1771575426","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/classic-crimes-9781956046397","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}