{"product_id":"9781426942808","title":"In the Midst","description":"Author James J. Adams presents \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst,\u003c\/i\u003e an updated edition of his previously published poetry collection, \u003ci\u003ePut the Guns Down\u003c\/i\u003e (1996). Adams’s poetry aims at bringing attention to the violence—particularly gun-related violence—that affects our youth. It proceeds with authenticity and timelessness, presented in the edgy, spiritual voice of the street. As relevant now as it was in 1996, the poetry of \u003ci\u003eIn the Midst\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the lives of the young—as they are, and as they should be.  \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePut the GUNS down\u003c\/b\u003e  Put your arms up.  Act crazy,  be heroic \u0026amp; your grave is nigh  Fights used to take place with  fists \u0026amp; cold mama jokes.  Both  the time \u0026amp; the day have taken  a deadly twist  Presently, brotherly  disagreements have a medieval  or wild west style  GUNS are completing what  captivity \u0026amp; disease started;  Burying Folks till our  presence is through  A chunk of melted steel with a  curved trigga\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Trafford Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153854546160,"sku":"9781426942808","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781426942808_p0.jpg?v=1763745520","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781426942808","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}