{"product_id":"9781499023824","title":"Expressions from Within","description":"Poetry was never meaningful to me, but after hearing a poet speak, while attending the University of Southern California in 1960, I became aware of how meaningful poetry can be in our lives.  I never even attempted writing poetry until I retired in 2001 and the ideas began to flow as I meditated on my years as a secondary teacher and school administrator, and on my hobbies.  The poem, “Seasons,” came to me this year as I sat at my desk in a small country school in Arkansas where I often spend time substituting.  I spent twenty-five years in Europe and pursued hunting as a hobby, ardently while living there.  I am now back in Arkansas and spend much of my time pursuing my hobbies of fishing and hunting.  It is during such activities that I am truly inspired to express my feelings portrayed in my poem, “Seasons.”","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170345369840,"sku":"9781499023824","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781499023824_p0.jpg?v=1763703839","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781499023824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}