{"product_id":"pandemic-poems-of-2020-jim-kintner-9780578737294","title":"Pandemic Poems of 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003eA selection of fifty poems which capture the experience of the 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein a personal way. The \"sheltered in\" mandate by the governors of the states stricken with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe Coronavirus has resulted in a new reality for most Americans. The feeling of being trapped\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat home, working remotely, confronting boredom and dealing with those complex emotions are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eall captured in rhyme. Starting with \"Trapped at Home\", \"The Longest Month\" and \"Time to Work\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe book's initial poems address the \"what now\" reality of the virus restrictions. The CDC's restrictions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare captures in rhyme in the poems \"Social Distancing\", \"The Limits\", and the \"CDC Way\". The emotions\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom staying inside too many days are presented in \"Stir Crazy\", \"The Jolt of Covid-19\" and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surviving and Thriving\". The upward spiral of Covid-19 cases from the failure of so many refusing to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewear masks or shelter in inspired the poems, \"Don't Listen to Stupid\", \"In Total Disbelief\" and \"Someone \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElse's Problem\". On a more positive note staying well during the pandemic has required a mindset to comply with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe CDC guidelines. The discipline required inspired the poems \"\"It's Great to Be Alive\", \"For Better or Worse\", \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Surviving 2020\", \"Happy is the Way\". The reader will get the feeling of being in the Twilight Zone reading, \"Pandemic \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHallucinations\", \"Broken Times\", \"What Day Is It?\" and \"Feels Like a Dream\". Blaming the U.S. Government is a theme that has arisen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein anger to the social restrictions, loss of loved ones, and the economic hardships brought on my the pandemic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems \"What Could Have Been\", \"The Hypocrisy of It All\" and \"Mixed Messages\" truly capture those feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems should provide some comic relief, while at the same time provide a picture of the human experience\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewe have all been going through during the tying months of 2020.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Kintner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578737299\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578737294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e James Kintner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Jim Kintner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47757600260351,"sku":"9780578737294","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bd527abd-3ff9-4644-ba42-50f64609bb1c.jpg?v=1765510439","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pandemic-poems-of-2020-jim-kintner-9780578737294","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}