{"product_id":"gemspirations-rowena-stenis-9781490826165","title":"Gemspirations: Praise Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eMany people influenced my desire to write poetry. My mother wrote poetry and set a good example. My father was a language professor at a university, and the major discussions during our meals concerned words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMy musical training made it natural to think of poetry as the music of words and to see the rhythm and rhyme in the use of words. Several poems were written while I was growing up, but serious writing came later.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYears later, while on an automobile trip with my husband and children in the western U.S., we visited with many of our friends and relatives--I wrote thank-you notes to them in poetry. Other inspiration came from life's experiences, such as watching wildlife, meeting other people, being with family, and seeing the effects of aging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne poem was inspired by talking to a Japanese lady about forgiveness, love, and acceptance. After fifty years of marriage, many people asked for marriage advice, which I explained in a poem called \"Marriage Advice.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e My poems have appeared in the yearly publications of the International Library of Poetry, as well as in the World of Poetry anthology. A music publisher in Nashville, Tennessee saw some of my poems and has set some to music and put them on CDs. One of the latest is \"Marriage Advice,\" which says to put Jesus in the center of your life and pray.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e My first book of poetry, entitled Reflections, was published in 1994 by \u003cbr\u003e Carlton Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowena Stenis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1490826165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781490826165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/25\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Rowena Stenis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458795909375,"sku":"9781490826165","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8e1ca595-a239-4d7f-a7cb-e1da13af91bd.jpg?v=1777406672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gemspirations-rowena-stenis-9781490826165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}