{"product_id":"night-visit-j-r-solonche-9781962847179","title":"Night Visit","description":"\"Solonche is productive and prolific, but that doesn't water down his poetry... He can compress a philosophical treatise into three lines... His epigrammatic tidy poems are philosophic gems. Solonche sees humor and encapsulates it; he frames a thought in perfect verse... He's playful and profound - the more he writes, the more he seems to know. Beneath the Solonche simplicity are significant social comments, and his goodwill reinforces the best in us.\" -Grace Cavalieri\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSAMPLE POEM: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeaf Child Area\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI have driven the road\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emany times, but have\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enever seen the deaf child, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enot in the driveway, not in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe yard, not in the window.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the sign has been there\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea long time, so the child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emay no longer be around.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd like to think just that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'd like to think the deaf\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echild grew up, went to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecollege, married, moved\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaway to start a life. I'd like \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto think the parents, now \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eold and alone in the house, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eleft the sign there to say to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eus drivers passing by, \"Slow \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edown. Open the window. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpen your ears. Hear the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebirds. Hear the horses. Hear \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe wind. Hear the laughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the years.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. R. Solonche\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1962847179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781962847179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e DOS Madres Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"J. R. Solonche","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46526539497727,"sku":"9781962847179","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6412ded-a880-4f4e-af83-ab7a7957765a.jpg?v=1737556473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/night-visit-j-r-solonche-9781962847179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}