{"product_id":"9781907140280","title":"The Lacbird Poems; Modern Verses From The Vietnam Conflict","description":"The Vietnam war lingers on in the US, because it was such an unexpected failure, echoing towards the Iraq war and now the Afghan conflict. \u003cp\u003eWar poetry is nothing new, because masses of emotion will flow through the media, colleges and homes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd sometimes verses are the only option to our sticky affairs of living\/working\/fighting; either that or too much to drink -- \u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word \"poetry\" can put readers off but it can touch the hearts and souls of those of us who care. These poems do exactly that. They put the most disastrous conflict that America has been involved into an historical context that is as relevant as possible to the war in Afghanistan. (A note from emp3books)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"emp3books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052302745840,"sku":"9781907140280","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781907140280_p0.jpg?v=1763618795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781907140280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}