{"product_id":"park-songs-david-budbill-9781935259169","title":"Park Songs: A poem\/play","description":"\u003cp\u003eA \"tale of the tribe\" (Ezra Pound's phrase for his own longer work), Park Songs is set in a down-and-out Midwestern park where people from all walks of life gather. In this small green space surrounded by a great gray city, the park provides a refuge for its caretaker (and resident poet), street preachers, retirees, moms, hustlers, and teenagers. Interspersed with blues songs, the community speaks through poetic monologues and conversations, while the homeless provide the introductory chorus-their collective voices becoming an epic tale of comedy and tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of hard-won wisdom, unexpected humor, righteous (if occasionally misplaced) anger, and sly tenderness, their stories show us how people learn to live with mistakes and make connections in an antisocial world. As the poem\/play engages us in their pain and joy-and the goofy delight of being human-it makes a quietly soulful statement about desire, acceptance, and community in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Budbill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1935259164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781935259169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Exterminating Angel Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/03\/2012","brand":"David Budbill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983839133951,"sku":"9781935259169","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_791fb677-f553-4a82-bf6e-f3812321ee11.jpg?v=1683269019","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/park-songs-david-budbill-9781935259169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}