{"product_id":"in-bloom-paperback-2","title":"In Bloom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEsteban Rodriguez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstaban Rodriguez's \u003ci\u003eIn Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite array of lyrical poetry. The title poem, for example, takes us through a catalogue of images, beautifully phrased, of family members who \"lent themselves to a pendulum of trumpets, \/ accordians, drums, guitars, and lyrics that taught us\" Spanish and solitariness, the disenchantment. Yet, \"a song \/ we knew would suddenly come on, give us every reason \/ to bob our heads, sing along\" even if we didn't understand the message. Rodriguez can take us to \"Gomorrah\" and \"Golgotha,\" and lead us to a prayer that says \"praise be . . . luck--regardless \/ of circumstances, conditions--was something \/ that could always be repeated.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eESTEBAN RODRIGUEZ is the author of \u003ci\u003eDusk \u0026amp; Dust \u003c\/i\u003e(Hub City Press, 2019). His poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Gettysburg Review, New England Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Water Stone Review, Washington Square Review, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePuerto del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, he currently lives with his family and teaches in Austin, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710566600767,"sku":"9781622883066","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fc199917c739ed6cbd08e2fc5a75f814.webp?v=1765055390","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-bloom-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}