{"product_id":"degenerate-era-of-an-expanding-universe","title":"PRE-ORDER: Degenerate Era of An Expanding Universe","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDegenerate Era of An Expanding Universe,\u003c\/i\u003e by Jennifer Polson Peterson\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ci\u003e**This is currently a PRE-ORDER title. Forthcoming Publication Date: June 2, 2026**\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegenerate Era of an Expanding Universe\u003c\/i\u003e is a book about apocalypses large and small. The poems in this meditative debut collection explore economic and climatological trends toward dissolution, and how these forces seep into the domestic sphere. Whether exploring the constellations of family dynamics or observing natural and human disasters, Jennifer Polson Peterson reflects on “the newly unmade world” that nonetheless urges us to continue rebuilding. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161color_15 x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eJennifer Polson Peterson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161color_15 x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161color_15 x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eDegenerate Era of an Expanding Universe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161color_15 x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e (Belle Point Press, 2026) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161color_15 x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eMust Resemble Leisure\u003c\/i\u003e (Seven Kitchens Press, 2022). She serves as the 2024-28 Poet Laureate of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 2025 she was named a Laureate Fellow of the Academy of American Poets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eHer work has appeared or is forthcoming in numerous journals, including \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Review, The Laurel Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Colorado Review, Image, The Southern Humanities Review, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"x_150749482x_159545161wixui-rich-text__text\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e Denver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have been adapted for performance by choir and orchestra, featured on Poetry Daily, and nominated multiple times for the Pushcart Prize. She teaches writing at the University of Southern Mississippi. \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" height=\"300\" width=\"423\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/3468\/0785\/files\/JPetersonHeadshot.jpg?v=1776134376\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: right;\" class=\"x_1531962912elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eDetails:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003ePublication date: June 2, 2026\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eTrim size: 6 x 9 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCheck out more Belle Point poetry \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bellepointpress.com\/collections\/poetry\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/h2\u003e","brand":"Belle Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43061309341905,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/3468\/0785\/files\/peterson-cov_1.jpg?v=1776134359","url":"https:\/\/bellepointpress.com\/en-ca\/products\/degenerate-era-of-an-expanding-universe","provider":"Belle Point Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}