The Sad Parade is a collection of sixty-six prose poems by Philip Wexler. Philip Wexler, originally from Brooklyn, New York but a long-time resident of Bethesda, Maryland, has written poetry his entire adult life, with some 170 magazine publications, including prose poems, to his credit. He has also dabbled in short fiction. Phil has organized a number of spoken word series in suburban Maryland, most recently at Glen Echo Park. Retired from a career in federal service at the National Library of Medicine, he has also written and edited technical works related to toxicology. In addition to writing, Phil also enjoys working as a non-commercial mosaic artist.