{"product_id":"poems-revised-edition-mike-muri-9798280879478","title":"POEMS (Revised Edition)","description":"Back in the early to mid-seventies I was going to college under the GI Bill. I remember telling someone in The Place for Steak, a bar in Whitefish, Montana: \u003cbr\u003e'In High School we were taught What think. \"\u003cbr\u003e\"In College we are taught How to think.\"\u003cbr\u003eThe following poems were written while I was attending The University of Montana in the mid to late 1970s.\u003cbr\u003eThey cover everything from unrequited love to religious dichotomies through philosophical ponders and odes covering everything from God to slugs.\u003cbr\u003eI recently saw the movie \u003ci\u003eThe Big Short\u003c\/i\u003e, which was about the 2008 Stock Market Crash. There was a in quote in the movie I loved. It was overheard in a Washington DC bar: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth is like poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd most people fucking hate poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIronically, I have written five books of quotes I have heard in the bars I have worked in and all other ventures of my life.\u003cbr\u003eI am also aware how most people feel about poetry, but figure why not publish a book of poems for the few others.\u003cbr\u003eWith all my Love and Laugher\u003cbr\u003eMichael B Muri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Muri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798280879478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/27\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.37d","brand":"Mike Muri","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851022774527,"sku":"9798280879478","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poems-revised-edition-mike-muri-9798280879478","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}