{"product_id":"mouth-toward-sky-paperback","title":"Mouth Toward Sky - 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\u003eGeraldine Foote\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded with Pacific Northwest images true to the author's life as a fourth-generation Oregonian, the poems explore loving relationships, growing and being a Mom in these times. Some have personal views of historical events--learning of the Kennedy assassination while in middle school German class; teaching about Hiroshima; the Vietnam memorial and explaining it to a child age 5; trying to hang a father's flag after 9\/11. The collection includes a \"poem of the week\" from \u003cem\u003ePoets Against the War \u003c\/em\u003e and award winners from the Oregon Poetry Association. Several of the poems include lines that eventually became \u003cem\u003ePeace Leaves, \u003c\/em\u003ethe author's series of gift poems letterpressed onto leaf-shaped fine arts papers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded is a poem called \"Drinking Rain\" which quotes son Nate as a child, who put his mouth toward the sky; hence the title. \u003cem\u003eMouth Toward Sky\u003c\/em\u003e also denotes speaking out. \u003cstrong\u003eThe cover art\u003c\/strong\u003e includes a woodcut print from artist Debby Neely of a red-winged blackbird with it's mouth open toward the sky, and one poem features these birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere's what Marvin Bell has to say about the book: Gerry Foote's poems are embedded in events central to the American experience of student, teacher, parent and citizen, here expressed with an irresistible warmth and care. Open-eyed, by turns grounded and romantic, hers is a truly humanitarian sensibility and, as such, a welcome pleasure in any age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54054648676659,"sku":"9781635346015","price":23.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/K64fTeqHaW9781635346015.webp?v=1789030328","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mouth-toward-sky-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}