{"product_id":"poems-of-reckoning-and-hope-paperback","title":"Poems of Reckoning and Hope - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFélix Garmendía\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto the Heart of the Storm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe meet Félix again after he has been settled in \u003cstrong\u003eWashington Heights\u003c\/strong\u003e for years with his husband, Denis. He and the neighborhood and \u003cstrong\u003eFort Tryon Park \u003c\/strong\u003eare pleased with each other. With Denis, he and his wheelchair Purple Raven swing around the park, the streets, the building, and the apartment in all seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, events foment and dispel ease and hope, and Félix bears witness to some of the most frightening occurrences of the last fifty years: the disinformation, lies and bigotry of a feral, out-of-control administration, the explosion of racism of many kinds, the pandemic, and last but not least, the storming of the Capitol. Through the eyes of a master poet we watch exhausted healthcare workers exit hospitals, still wearing their equipment, to a universal round of applause, played out differently in every New York neighborhood. We see Black people murdered by triumphant, smirking police. We shiver with anger at the blend of authoritarianism and misinformed rage that almost guts the heart of our democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet through it all, through Félix, we also somehow find the grace and courage to laugh and find our own oases of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of his \u003cstrong\u003eInclusion Body Myositis\u003c\/strong\u003e, Félix has become adept at typing with one finger. He has also become incredibly, enchantingly adept at capturing the mood of a year, a day, a season, a place. As in his first poetry collection, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlying On Invisible Wings\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Felix sculpts with words the very heart of his wishes, hopes, failings and cares. But here they are often the wishes, hopes, failings and cares of a nation, as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Félix, we emerge from the deluge that the last few years have brought into our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe find the calm place again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727554351167,"sku":"9781597190992","price":34.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/540a32cd34c69e8e5058262cd4819cc5.webp?v=1765115270","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/poems-of-reckoning-and-hope-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}