{"product_id":"9781450014342","title":"TOME OF THE UNKNOWN POET","description":"Tome (tôm) n. Fr L tomos, 1 [Obs.]  \u003cbr\u003eany volume of a work of several  \u003cbr\u003evolumes 2 a book, esp., a large,  \u003cbr\u003escholarly or ponderous one.  \u003cbr\u003eThe Tome of the Unknown Poet  \u003cbr\u003eis a generous introduction of the  \u003cbr\u003eimaginative, witty, and contemporary  \u003cbr\u003ewriting of the author. It has been in  \u003cbr\u003ethe making for a period of more than  \u003cbr\u003e50 years. Its content has emerged  \u003cbr\u003efrom several sources and directions  \u003cbr\u003eas varied as the subjects they portray.  \u003cbr\u003eSome have evolved from personal  \u003cbr\u003eexperiences of the author, others from  \u003cbr\u003ethe antics and sometimes frustrations  \u003cbr\u003eof others as viewed by the author.  \u003cbr\u003eThere was no attempt during its  \u003cbr\u003eevolution at a methodical recording  \u003cbr\u003eand preservation of material but a  \u003cbr\u003e\"willy-nilly\" writing on whatever  \u003cbr\u003ewas at hand (a limerick was rescued  \u003cbr\u003efrom the cardboard center of a roll of  \u003cbr\u003etoilet tissue).  \u003cbr\u003eThere are, by and large, echoes and  \u003cbr\u003erefl ections throughout this writing of  \u003cbr\u003eincidents and events that, at sometime,  \u003cbr\u003etook place in the life of the author.  \u003cbr\u003eAlthough there has been an attempt  \u003cbr\u003eto categorize and catalog the material  \u003cbr\u003eto some degree, it still is, overall, a  \u003cbr\u003eliterary \"slice of life\".","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47128581898480,"sku":"9781450014342","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781450014342_p0.jpg?v=1763838672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781450014342","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}