{"product_id":"the-bloody-tide-jane-yolen-9780985981839","title":"The Bloody Tide: Poems about Politics and Power","description":"Jane Yolen's new collection of 55 poems about politics and power, her compassionate \"songs of protest\", confront our most tragic contemporary and historical human experiences: the Holocaust, the Boston Marathon bombings, Newtown, and Aurora massacres, global warming, endless Middle East violence--each poem is a plea for justice and a statement of moral imperative. These powerful poems, born from wisdom and composed with assured artistry, stand as bold and memorable witnesses to our troubling and troubled times. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom \"Listening to the News Reminds Me of Yeats\" \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e. . . Yeats set it all down first: \u003cbr\u003ethat bloody tide of change and not-change, \u003cbr\u003ethat bloody intensity of right and not-right, \u003cbr\u003ethe beast stalking the presidency\u003cbr\u003edown the twisty, blackened capitol streets.\u003cbr\u003eWe were warned, we did not listen, \u003cbr\u003eand the teeth are at the back of our necks.\u003cbr\u003eSoon they will be at the front.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \"Fahrenheit,\" Yolen protests the burning of her book because a character is gay: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore the arson could be stopped, \u003cbr\u003ea year of my writing went up in flames.\u003cbr\u003eFar away on the East Coast of America\u003cbr\u003eI felt the heat of it burning my cheeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomewhere in Germany, an old man dances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Yolen\u003c\/b\u003e, often called \"the Hans Christian Andersen of America,\" is the author of over 340 books, including \u003ci\u003eOwl Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Arithmetic\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has won many awards--two Nebulas, a World Fantasy Award, a Caldecott, the Golden Kite Award, three Mythopoetic awards, two Christopher Medals, and the Jewish Book Award, among others. She is also the winner (for body of work) of the Kerlan Award, the World Fantasy Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Catholic Library's Regina Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Yolen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0985981830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780985981839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holy Cow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/27\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.30d","brand":"Jane Yolen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48441495879935,"sku":"9780985981839","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0da17549-94ec-45ef-b0b2-1e7b977377c2.jpg?v=1777191277","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bloody-tide-jane-yolen-9780985981839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}