{"product_id":"9780997851700","title":"Snapshots: An On-Growing Collection of Poems","description":"Dear Readers,\u003cbr\u003eAt the genesis of this chapbook, I set out to write poems about things that were actually worth writing about. So I picked up a pen, some napkins, and started jotting words. I opened my eyes, ears, hands, and heart. And after picking up a laptop to compile it all, I found that this, my first book of poems, was about love and loss. I write to capture moments of love as they truly are: broken, fleeting, sinful and painful, yet still beautiful. I write with the resolve that such snapshots matter, for if they do not, what does? I write about stories full of culture \u0026amp; family, privilege \u0026amp; struggle, faith \u0026amp; doubt, power \u0026amp; weakness. Stories that take place in Oakland, DF, UCLA, East San Jose, Linda Vista, and Nicaragua. I write about things and places that have been dynamic in the past year. I write in the USA in a time when it is grappling to understand itself as its culture changes with eagle speed.... Sincerely, Sam.","brand":"Sam Ricky West","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010366193904,"sku":"9780997851700","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780997851700_p0.jpg?v=1763941185","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780997851700","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}