{"product_id":"world-gone-zoom-david-belmont-9781948461825","title":"World Gone Zoom: Notes from the American Epicenter","description":"\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed essayist and musician, David Belmont takes us on a poetic journey through life under lockdown in New York City during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and the few months following, replete with political commentary, philosophical musings and musical references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWorld Gone Zoom \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of true tales about living in New York City during the time it acquired the name 'epicenter'\u003cem\u003e... \u003c\/em\u003eand comes with a soundtrack. Listen to it. Glisten with it. Someday it will be history. We hope.\" Gary Phillips, Poet Laureate, Carrboro, North Carolina\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The subject at hand is dark and heavy but David's writing, filled with sensitivity, is somehow light and refreshingly witty. I found my eyes dancing down the page...\" Liz Carlson, founder, Common Point Acupuncture\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWorld Gone Zoom\u003c\/em\u003e performs the pandemic with a musicality that reverberates with both rock and jazz.\" Don Rubin, Professor Emeritus, University of Georgia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With heart aflame and the eyes of a hawk, musician and writer David Belmont swoops-masked-through New York City in pandemic lockdown, picking up strands of hope, fear and wry humor...\" Nan K. Chase, author, \u003cem\u003eLost Restaurants of Asheville\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eWorld Gone Zoom \u003c\/em\u003eexpresses thoughts\/feelings\/reflections that we all may have but gives them the light of day with both poetic dexterity and musical sensibility making it a true gift to read.\" Cathy Salit, author, \u003cem\u003ePerformance Breakthrough\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What follows pause? Play? Fast forward? Rewind? In Belmont's poetry-all of the above.\" Christine Helm, faculty, East Side Institute\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Belmont\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194846182X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948461825\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"David Belmont","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897149186303,"sku":"9781948461825","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff6a6e58-9c8c-4566-8938-19aaaf7bd22b.jpg?v=1721373276","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/world-gone-zoom-david-belmont-9781948461825","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}