{"product_id":"through-the-years-ricardo-quinones-9780615416960","title":"Through the Years","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten over the last ten years, Ricardo Quinones' debut book of poems, \u003cem\u003eThrough the Years\u003c\/em\u003e, is a mixture of regular and irregular forms, with subject matter ranging from Kansas to Southern California. The sometimes jaunty and sometimes meditative poems seek to use common words in an uncommon way, mixing humor with seriousness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut many poems are philosophical, or deeply psychological, such as \"Why Do Grown Men Weep?\" and \"The American Writer,\" while others border on the religious: \"Desert Bloom\" and \"Oil and Water.\" The volume contains new sections called \"Wallet Poems\"--poems dealing with day-to-day subjects that are meant to be carried with you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMr. Quinones' poems skillfully vary in their reflectiveness, ultimately making the collection practically impossible to summarize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ricardo Quinones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615416969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615416960\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 11\/30\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Ricardo Quinones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860097233151,"sku":"9780615416960","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dcee68f8-416e-44fb-926b-431f44a7e56b.jpg?v=1709135389","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/through-the-years-ricardo-quinones-9780615416960","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}