{"product_id":"the-poet-d-thomas-gochenour-9781966615422","title":"The Poet","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the streets of Ufa to the great cultural crossroads of Russia, The Poet tells the unforgettable story of Majid Khairullin, a child prodigy whose gift for verse defies borders, languages, and regimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn of a Russian mother and a Tatar father, Majid grew up reciting the classics of Pushkin and Lermontov while secretly absorbing the forbidden cadences of Tatar verse. His voice, discovered on a sweltering spring day before a restless crowd, soon becomes both a blessing and a danger: poetry becomes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehis weapon, his refuge, and his destiny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough visions, tragedy, and triumph, Th e Poet traces the making of an artist in a fractured world, a young man torn between two heritages, called to speak for both. Rich in history and alive with lyrical detail, D. Thomas Gochenour's novel is at once a portrait of a boy becoming a man, and of a poet learning that words can both illuminate and defy power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA sweeping, deeply human story of identity, culture, and the indomitable force of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In an era when words could spark revolutions and silence could kill dreams, one boy discovers the power of his voice. D. Thomas Gochenour's The Poet is a moving journey of art, faith, and resistance-showing how poetry can defy oppression and heal the soul. A story that speaks to the dreamer, the fighter, and the believer in us all.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Hollywood Book Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Thomas Gochenour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966615426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966615422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e D. Thomas Gochenour\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d","brand":"D. Thomas Gochenour","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447154290943,"sku":"9781966615422","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5b39a11-2f87-4714-a51a-4b5a3a10037b.jpg?v=1777229199","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-poet-d-thomas-gochenour-9781966615422","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}