{"product_id":"w-h-auden-poetry-and-debbie-shannon-9781948981125","title":"W. H. Auden, Poetry, and Me: A 102-Year-Old Reluctant Poet Reflects on Life, Poetry, and Her Famous Teacher","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe daughter of Russian immigrants, Gladys Dubovsky survived her abusive childhood by finding refuge in poetry. In the winter of 1940 when she was twenty-five, she took a poetry class taught by W.H. Auden. She met with Auden privately to discuss her poetry and found that his encouragement forever changed her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eW.H. Auden, Poetry, and Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a heartwarming story that fluctuates between Gladys's and Auden's life. We see how their lives mirror one another--their joy and pain, and their triumph and loss as they traveled the world, fell in love, and wrote poetry. Spanning the early 1930s to today, the story deals with such subjects as war, love, family, loss, homosexuality, pain, and triumph. This is the story of a woman who has faced adversity with humor and grace, and of the famous poet she loved. Through it all, Gladys bestows pearls of wisdom that only a 102-year-old can give.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Debbie Shannon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948981122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948981125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fogbow Books, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d","brand":"Debbie Shannon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989585330431,"sku":"9781948981125","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_206bc927-cf11-4a2b-90e1-4b797577e36a.jpg?v=1683300349","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/w-h-auden-poetry-and-debbie-shannon-9781948981125","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}