{"product_id":"2940046392623","title":"Concrete Pastures of the Beautiful Bronx","description":"\u003cp\u003eW R Rodriguez explores the beauty, wonder, and harsh reality of the urban environment. He has a strong poetic voice that uses irony and humor. He treats his subjects in a variety of styles: narratives, lyrics, long poems, and prose poems. Vivid and abundant imagery abound; the reader will get a sense of being there. In “my little red fire engine” he expands on the memory of childhood play to the observation of a tenement fire. The prose poem “democracy” tells the story of an ethnic fire cracker war on the Fourth of July. The long poem “roosevelt’s bust” gives a synopsis of Bronx history over four decades, from the Depression to the Kennedy assassination. The “saint mary’s park” sequence begins with his playing in the park and ends with a nostalgic look at his mother in her youth. His vision is unique; it transcends the stereotype many have about those who write about the inner city.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W.R. Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108542890224,"sku":"2940046392623","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046392623_p0.jpg?v=1763691535","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046392623","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}