{"product_id":"9781900715898","title":"Crossroads of Dream: Prose Poems","description":"Anson Gonzalez's prose poems crisscross the crossroads between dream and conscious awareness. They set the reader on a surreal adventure into the mental journeys of a persona for whom the inner and outer worlds are a seamless universe. There is no order to the presentation of the prose poems; they take their own twists and turns. The poems are lyrical, tell stories and explore a lifetime of reflective concern with life's conundrums: love, ageing, finding an inner purpose, being Trinidadian - and sometimes feeling out of step with the temper of the times. These poems are the work of one who hears a different drummer and their tone is sometimes sardonic, and even cynical - though always with a wry, self-deprecating humour. Above all, the twinkle in the tone suggests a healthy appreciation for humour of fickle fate or capricious gods. While there is ultimately no didactic purpose - the mind leads and the poet follows - these globules of consciousness in action both illuminate and delight.  ","brand":"Peepal Tree Press Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47019310252272,"sku":"9781900715898","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781900715898_p0.jpg?v=1763612171","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781900715898","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}