{"product_id":"my-street-looks-like-america-thomas-curley-9781329749894","title":"My Street Looks Like America","description":"\"Having grown up in South Philadelphia\" the author writes, \"I found inspiration in what might be otherwise considered wretched places filled with broken glass, rusted fences, decaying factories, and trash-strewn neighborhoods. I remember, at 5 or 6 years old, being fascinated with a dandelion that grew from a crevice in concrete. There were few flowers or trees in South Philadelphia then. Discovering hidden beauty in a coarse environment set the stage for a lifetime of seeking it.\" In this collection of poetry by writer Thomas Curley, the author uses the street where he lives as an analogous metaphor for a changing and evolving 21st Century American social landscape. Curley's street that looks like America is our own street, and the poem is a work for all of us. It serves as a snapshot of 21st Century America as a place in the midst of change and redefinition of itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Curley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1329749898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781329749894\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lulu.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Thomas Curley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44583993835775,"sku":"9781329749894","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ddcb47c-231b-4a8d-a53f-cedd3b4d1101.jpg?v=1701884667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-street-looks-like-america-thomas-curley-9781329749894","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}