{"product_id":"9781931896153-stomp-and-sing-poems","title":"Stomp and Sing","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePoems\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJon Andersen's debut book of poems, \u003ci\u003eStomp and Sing\u003c\/i\u003e, illuminates the concerns and aspirations of the new working-class generation. Andersen's image-studded lyrics about work, love, family and class struggle create a vivid narrative that traces the concerns and aspirations of young people facing the challenges of daily life in a turbulent century. These are clear, direct poems that take us from mountaintops to local cafes, from lumberyards to town sidewalks, and range in theme from the impact of racism to the consolation of nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePostcard from Chimney Pond\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eClimbed the talus around the pond last night-so many pebbles\u003cbr\u003earound a puddle from the views of Baxter Peak, but down here\u003cbr\u003echunks of granite as big as the small house I grew up in, all\u003cbr\u003ejumbled, jutting out of cold, clear water and piled up towards\u003cbr\u003ethe stars. Silent lightning split the sky far north. Scrambled\u003cbr\u003eas far up the rock throat as I safely could and then some.\u003cbr\u003eSlept beneath the cliffs. Had a dream of you so real that\u003cbr\u003efor a long time after waking up, it felt good to have seen you again\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55420818555254,"sku":"9781931896153","price":14.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33682418.jpg?v=1748565348","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781931896153-stomp-and-sing-poems","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}