{"product_id":"truth-confessions-merwin-mccrady-9781543157079","title":"Truth Confessions: The Chapbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eMerwin McCrady has been writing poetry since he was sixteen. He has always seen poems as tools to help him cope with mental trauma and anxiety. He is now sharing his work for the first time in this new poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eTruth Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTruth Confessions\u003c\/i\u003e contains seventeen poems written about different points in Merwin's life. His work gives you a powerful glimpse into his inner turmoil and past traumas. Through poems written in free verse, Merwin confronts a number of issues that followed him throughout his childhood and adolescence. He includes poems centered on parental abandonment, internalized homophobia, and debilitating depression. Merwin discusses the coping mechanisms, both healthy and harmful, that he used to work through these issues. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMerwin also opens up about his identity as a member of the LGBT community and the internal and external struggles he has endured. His early, tentative explorations of his sexuality blossom into empowerment. Even in his lowest moments, Merwin never loses hope. He understands the power of his words, and he hopes his poems can inspire and comfort others during their own times of crisis and confusion. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThrough these themes of identity, empathy, and optimism, Merwin's work reflects a journey still unfolding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Merwin McCrady\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1543157076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781543157079\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Merwin McCrady","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873390080255,"sku":"9781543157079","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/truth-confessions-merwin-mccrady-9781543157079","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}