{"product_id":"9781440134746","title":"War-Wise and Other Poems","description":"Written with language that works in harmony with the rhythm of the poems, seasoned poet David J. Murray offers his third collection of work in \u003ci\u003eWar-Wise and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cp\u003e   Presented in two parts, the first set, War-Wise, contains thirty-five poems reflecting Murray’s memories of life in Manchester, England, during World War II—a war that began when he was two years old. Emitting clear and powerful imagery, some of the titles are straightforward narrative. Others are more reflective and address the effect the Holocaust had on his eight-year-old mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In “Ghosts,” Murray combines the innocence of childhood with the violence of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eIn Sunday School, we sometimes drew\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003ePictures whose innocence shone through\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eThe spattered lines of gunshot fire\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eThat dotted and dashed each page entire\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eUntil, on the page, a Messerschmidt\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eWas finally and firmly hit\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eAnd fell in flames into the blue\u003c\/center\u003e  \u003ccenter\u003eOf our crayon’d sea; we drew no crew.\u003c\/center\u003e\u003cp\u003e   The second collection, One Hundred Mood Studies, contains a set of short, stand-alone, rhymed sonnets, each expressing a modern-day emotional conflict. Exercises in the craft of formal writing, these poems provide an outlet for everyday shifts in emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127979229424,"sku":"9781440134746","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781440134746_p0.jpg?v=1763758237","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781440134746","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}