{"product_id":"where-the-wild-rice-grows-collected-poems-of-ernie-lee-paperback","title":"Where the Wild Rice Grows: Collected Poems of Ernie Lee - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErnie Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are typical of Ernie's unique style. Each tells a story. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bard of the Blanco\u003c\/strong\u003e section contains poems of the Texas hill country where Ernie makes his home. It is a land of beautiful hills, spiny plants, and deep canyons. Water is the major need, and the Bard section of poems illustrates the position of this valuable resource in area. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Mesquite Bean War\u003c\/strong\u003e is a decades old project that has not come to fruition yet. It is a novel length poem about the Tonkawa tribe pushed into the hill country by warring horse tribes of the plains, and crushed between advancing white settlements and the Mexican culture to the south. These five poems show Ernie's depiction of life in those early days. Ernie's famous line, \"Between white and right, and red and wrong, the Tonkawa ceased to be,\" has been used in numerous references.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFar Flung Tails\u003c\/strong\u003e is a collection of Ernie's world travels. Poems such as \"Glyfada Square\" and \"Donne Vecchia\" have been published in print and on-line. Other poems have received some recognition such as \"Newfie Girl\" and \"The Caravan.\" The chapter entitled \u003cstrong\u003eDeep Water Runs Still\u003c\/strong\u003e contains much of Ernie's philosophy of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife is Funny That Way\u003c\/strong\u003e is a chapter that features Ernie's humorous look at life. \u003cstrong\u003eLove and Other Illusions\u003c\/strong\u003e features some of Ernie's most popular and successful poems. The award winning poem \"Moonlit Arabesque\" is found here, along with his moving piece \"Itsy bitsy From Itta Bena.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial Forces\u003c\/strong\u003e is the section where Ernie deals with war. As a veteran of the Viet Nam era, Ernie has received some recognition writing about the men and events of this war. One poem, \"The Helmet at Duc Lap\" was featured in \"Intertwined, Poetry of Peace as a Shared Endeavor\" the 2015 Art of Peace Tyler Poetry Anthology. Ernie gets frequent requests to read \"Waiting for Nurse Godot.\" In the section entitled \u003cstrong\u003eThe True-badour\u003c\/strong\u003e, contains Ernie's commentary on contemporary life with poems like \"The Edge of Town\" and the very current \"A Nation Burning.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeroes and Outlaws\u003c\/strong\u003e features poems about legends, real and imagined. His well-received poem \"Alamo Blue, The Antithesis of the Dawn\" is a frequent request, along with \"Takin' Stock\", a poem about a cowboy who looks at his life and makes some changes. \u003cstrong\u003eLet Me Count the Ways\u003c\/strong\u003e rounds out this collection with \"South of West, Toward Paradise\", and \"Alarms\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.35 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52727938974003,"sku":"9781732113107","price":28.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZmI3L2RoZFNUODlzR1VvMmJvQ3IwZz09.webp?v=1763769677","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/where-the-wild-rice-grows-collected-poems-of-ernie-lee-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}