{"product_id":"wisdom-dust-paperback","title":"Wisdom \u0026 Dust - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil McCrea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil McCrea is a poet and author living in the Pacific Northwest. His work has most recently appeared in \"Knock, Etc: a Review of General Semantics,\" and in the NeoPoiesis anthology \"Candy. Wisdom \u0026amp; Dust\" is his first poetry collection. \u003cbr\u003eReviews \u003cbr\u003e Like water into wine, McCrea consistently and effortlessly transforms the quotidian into the revelatory. Wisdom \u0026amp; Dust dazzles and surprises with its pathos, wit, and insight. \u003cbr\u003e   - Jonathan Evison, author of \"All About Lulu\" and \"West of Here\" \u003cbr\u003e The impressive poems in \"Wisdom \u0026amp; Dust\" have the swagger and pulse of the authentic. McCrea's characters, filled with equal parts rage and longing, bravado and despair, live in a universe where sucker punches and life-changing epiphanies wait at every turn. \u003cbr\u003e  - James P. Othmer, author of \"The Futurist \"and \"Holy Water\" \u003cbr\u003e Vivid and revealing, Neil McCrea's \"Wisdom \u0026amp; Dust\" tells stories of lust, love, lawlessness, and root beer. The powerful but dark outlook reminds one of Salinger's \"Catcher in the Rye,\" but with a sexual twist. \u003cbr\u003e  - Alyse Black International Award-Winning Touring \u0026amp; Recording Artist \u003cbr\u003e Following Neil McCrea's optimistic and innocent boy into manhood left me feeling like I'd committed some sort of new sin myself, like I was partly responsible for his descent into all of this cool, blue madness. \u003cbr\u003e  - Jeannette Kantzalis, songwriter\/novelist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 5.51 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737847009343,"sku":"9780981998473","price":21.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c37889d0135d12e4d79d8e7b2aeb66fc.webp?v=1765151292","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wisdom-dust-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}