{"product_id":"roberta-and-other-poems-ricardo-quinones-9780615462493","title":"Roberta and Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eRicardo Quinones has followed his first volume of poems, \u003cem\u003eThrough the Years\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), with a second, dedicated in large part to his wife, Roberta. Unlike other such volumes of personal interest, these poems begin with specific qualities that are then raised to the general. The poem 'Odalisque' transfigures women, even in their sexual composure, into the sources of culture and civilization. Several of the poems are humorous, such as the one describing the couple's futile attempts to set aside Tuesday as a day of abstinence. All of the poems in \u003cem\u003eRoberta\u003c\/em\u003e are rich in historical allusions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second part of the volume contains a philosophical poem, 'Rocks and Their Fellow Travelers, ' which begins with the premise that nowhere in the Bible does it say that God created rocks and then proceeds to compare the nature of these anti-gods with Satan, Esau, Sisyphus, Iago, and Goneril (from \u003cem\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e). The volume adds to the very popular 'Wallet Poems' from \u003cem\u003eThrough the Years\u003c\/em\u003e and then finishes with 'Profanities, ' a poem that the late poet and critic Aino Passonen of Santa Monica declared made Quinones \"a major American poet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricardo Quinones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615462499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615462493\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 39 West Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Ricardo Quinones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483581821183,"sku":"9780615462493","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d557d218-5b4a-49c0-8eb7-ea7f2b1271ed.jpg?v=1778039436","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roberta-and-other-poems-ricardo-quinones-9780615462493","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}