{"product_id":"junk-poetry-rolland-moose-amos-9781644260906","title":"Junk Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eJUNK POETRY \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I'm just your average junk poet \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e My poems will clearly show it \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Such poetry looks, sounds like junk, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That's below standards sunk \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That crass, crude stuff, contains, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet poetry-like in form remains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e No fixed themes, reason, rhyme, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Just whatever came to mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But junk poetry, to be sure, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Has merit, as does manure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Yet, poems in their clever way, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Convey ideas we wish to say, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That some may even pause to read, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That normally, they'd no way heed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But junk poetry is fluffy stuff, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You read it once and that's enough  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Rolland \"Moose\" Amos, the author, was born in 1931 and grew up in northeastern Ohio. He attended Ohio State U., Mexico City College (B.A. - Int. Rel.), Boston U. (M.A. - Int. Rel.), U. of MD (B.A. - German) and Middlebury (VT) College (M.A. - Russian). Amos served in the army and air force for 22 years, then worked at the National Security Agency until 1994 when he retired. While growing up in Ohio his friends and family called him \"Mickey\", or \"Mick\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the military people addressed him as \"Hey, You \", \"A-Mos\", \"A-Moose\", then finally just \"Moose\" - which stuck. When he wrote his first poem in 2013 (\"Ditty to AHS\"), he discovered, that writing poems was a challenging, entertaining, rewarding vehicle for expressing thoughts and ideas and for just killing time constructively. He now resides in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rolland Moose Amos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1644260905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781644260906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorrance Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Rolland Moose Amos","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43937135624447,"sku":"9781644260906","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7b72dbc9-733a-412f-a18e-577fb28e5a97.jpg?v=1681428429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/junk-poetry-rolland-moose-amos-9781644260906","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}