{"product_id":"9781625504890","title":"Conscience Cages","description":"Patrick O'Neill's verse with its wonderfully \"everyman\" characters brings so-called \"common folks\" to a literary immortality that demands his inclusion in the pantheon of old and new great poets. \u003cbr\u003e--Del Reitz, Ed\/Pub Newsletter Inago\u003cp\u003eO'Neill's use of language, pacing, and punch lines are equally sharp in three-line or three-page poems. He sets up a scene, then moves in for the kill with unflinching precision. \u003cbr\u003e--Diane Montz, Arts \u0026amp; Entertainment Writer Ironwood Daily Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Patrick O'Neill's poetry, inner monologues and outer dialogues fold into episodes-vignettes of everyday living. He sprinkles his poems with gentle treatments of the wisdom of animals, the revelations of plants. His poetry is a veritable kaleidoscope of highly interesting slices of life. His empathic style touches the reader's heart-felt spirits while his offbeat wit and subtle irony produce provocative revelations.\u003cbr\u003e--Tom Bruneau, Professor Emeritus, Radford University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llumina Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018617602288,"sku":"9781625504890","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781625504890_p0.jpg?v=1763865093","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781625504890","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}