{"product_id":"9781479755097","title":"Growing Up Me: A Memoir In Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThese poems were culled from my writings of the past thirty years. Sorting through them, I noticed that many were about my childhood; I decided this would be the theme for a book. “Getting Above Myself” was my first title: it meant three things to me: a childhood notion of “the greatest crime one could commit,” an ironic take on that idea and finally, the perspective needed for me to see clearly the events I was writing about. This seemed too complicated to convey in just a title. Next I thought of “Growing Up” – plain, straightforward, but also imprecise. I am neither social worker nor psychologist. What I have to share is my personal experience. So, “Growing Up Me.” The thirty-eight poems in this book cover a period from my birth through high school. They are arranged chronologically by subject and cover such topics as education, family dynamics, the church, and my growing awareness that I was gay.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136103006448,"sku":"9781479755097","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781479755097_p0.jpg?v=1763617539","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781479755097","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}