{"product_id":"american-boy-poems-9780931846595","title":"American Boy: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of the turbulent 1960s, American Boy explores the trenchant issues of a century just passed: the Vietnam War, the disintegration of family, child abuse, adultery, divorce, the plight of Native Americans, the emergence of jazz, and the loss of innocence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmerging from a childhood shattered by divorce, the poet struggles to overcome scars of his past. The poems are gentle, funny, sarcastic, and heartbreaking. Full of energy and spirit, weirdness and love, this first collection is a journey across real and imagined landscapes filled with fascinating characters, passion, and pain---a journey into adulthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Dean:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dean Smith was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He is a 1989 graduate of the MFA program at Columbia University. His poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Poetry East, Open City, and Gulf Stream. His baseball writing has been published in Mudville Diaries, by Avon Books. He is the author of \"Never Easy, Never Pretty: A Fan, A City, A Championship Season,\" about the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl XLVII championship season, and most recently, \"Baltimore Sons\" (poems). He has also written film essays and reviews for the Independent Film Channel and IndieWire magazine, an e-zine dedicated to independent film. Born and raised in Baltimore, MD. and a long-time resident of Washington, DC. he lives in North Carolina.","brand":"Brooktree Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52078173978898,"sku":"9780931846595","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b50046a-98dc-4408-bf39-ca2f81b26bf2.jpg?v=1772533212","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-boy-poems-9780931846595","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}