{"product_id":"ten-lepers-and-other-poems-genaro-j-pzsrez-9781475927429","title":"Ten Lepers and Other Poems: Exorcising Academic Demons","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his new collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003eTen Lepers and Other Poems: Exorcising Academic Demons\u003c\/i\u003e, author Genaro Jesse Perez presents verses that explore a variety of topics, including both his experiences in academia and those of other people he has encountered in his more than thirty-five years as a professor. Other poems in the collection were inspired by the gospel of Luke and the angry God of the Old Testament as well.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Sleeping from Futility\" examines how student evaluations now dictate who is good in the academic world and who is not, while the \"Flood of Perdition\" considers the way in which an unexpected death sentence of a young, beautiful student causes a man to rethink his allegiance to his wife of many years.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerez examines the challenges and pitfalls of the academic demons that exist in his life day in and day out. \u003ci\u003eTen Lepers and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e resonates with the dilemmas encountered in a world many will never understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic Demons\u003c\/p\u003e Having received the power\u003cbr\u003e to tread upon serpents\u003cbr\u003e and scorpions and upon\u003cbr\u003e the full force that the enemies\u003cbr\u003e of truth and reason spawn, \u003cbr\u003e Nothing will harm me.\u003cbr\u003e I rejoice because my name\u003cbr\u003e shall be written in heaven.\u003cbr\u003e Woe to them who are to blame: \u003cbr\u003e They will fall like meteors\u003cbr\u003e from the academic welkin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Genaro J. Pérez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1475927428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781475927429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Genaro J. Pérez","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47637232058623,"sku":"9781475927429","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f2d7dda-82ea-4f30-8271-80ab12b13d69.jpg?v=1765114829","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ten-lepers-and-other-poems-genaro-j-pzsrez-9781475927429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}