{"product_id":"weathered-man-alan-basting-9781639807628","title":"Weathered Man","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathered Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of accessible and clean poetry rich in depth and layered meaning. Easy to read and deceptively simple, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathered Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a six-month journey of one grandfather maintaining focus on the small things in the face of thunderclouds in the personal lives of those around him. Alan Basting gives his reader an option to read his poetry at a simple and very calming level, or to take a ride with him into the challenges of life portended in even the most basic things, like the weather of the day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruce Metge\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, co-author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhite Fence: an Ekphrastic Collaboration Across 10 Images\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poems in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathered Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e have that remarkable poetic gift for bringing the unseen to light, like those \"no-see-ums\" on a sultry August day, perceivable only by their irritating effects on the body. His daily reflections make us sit up, look around, scratch our heads, perhaps, and take notice of the clouds, birds, insects, children, and friends, who share sacred space with us under the sun and sky of each amazing day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilyn Hedgpeth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lightness of Reprieve\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Basting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Basting","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437500444927,"sku":"9781639807628","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_738d6f27-084e-4bb5-aeff-5088704d7498.jpg?v=1777162235","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/weathered-man-alan-basting-9781639807628","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}