{"product_id":"9781634986069","title":"Poems About Lawrence","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of loosely connected poetry, a cozy Midwestern college town serves as a backdrop for Edward Austin Robertson to explore the differences between perception and reality; and examine what it means to be a human being.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly influenced by Raymond Carver, Gary Snyder, and Langston Hughes, Robertson sets out to illustrate how one’s internal world often matches one's external world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoems About Lawrence\u003c\/em\u003e is an homage to places that exist now in name only, and reflects on the sacrifices made in the name of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems capture the author’s brief love affair with the “Free State” of Kansas with a series of snapshots about wanderlust, mythical figures, and the inevitability of change. The reader is asked to partake in a journey that is borne of curiosity and borders on the cavalier; as the narrator searches for the ghosts of Dr. James Naismith, Wilt Chamberlain, and William S. Burroughs. This volume of poetry, spanning four years, is Robertson's fifth collection to be published.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookstand Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061498396912,"sku":"9781634986069","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781634986069_p0.jpg?v=1763681639","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781634986069","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}