{"product_id":"perspectives-aylah-birks-9781637306604","title":"Perspectives: Through the Looking Glass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I'm tired in a way that sleep can't fix.\" - Cold Truth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerspectives: Through the Looking Glass invites the reader to challenge his or her expectations of what makes poetry. Aylah Birks uses a combination of rhyming and free verse poems, mini-essays, narratives, and well-known quotes to help the reader get more from her chapter themes. It is the merging of poetry and personal stories crafted to explore truth and beauty through various perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBirks would like you to see this as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean opportunity to question your own beliefs and opinions within the storylines, plots, and language\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe intersection of racism, self-confidence, nature, and emotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ean invitation to attempt to better understand the concepts of free speech through the mind-soul connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry is known for its freedom of expression. Through Perspectives: Through the Looking Glass,  Aylah Birks hopes readers learn to speak and accept their truths while allowing for vulnerability, transparency, and peace.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Aylah Birks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1637306601\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637306604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Degree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"Aylah Birks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965293576447,"sku":"9781637306604","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c74d1b7-83a8-47fe-9ae9-afb8f064e76d.jpg?v=1767279573","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perspectives-aylah-birks-9781637306604","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}