{"product_id":"old-rags-and-iron-new-and-selected-poems-9781496241894","title":"Old Rags and Iron: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOld Rags and Iron\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of narrative poems about the life experiences of working-class people with whom the author, R. F. McEwen, is not only acquainted but whose lives he has shared. McEwen supplemented his income as a teacher while working as a professional logger and tree trimmer, and he writes with great love and respect for blue-collar families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet primarily in the back-of-the-yard neighborhood of South Side Chicago, where McEwen grew up, as well as Pine Ridge, South Dakota, western Nebraska, Ireland, and elsewhere, the poems celebrate many voices and stories. Utilizing tree-trimming as a central metaphor, these poems of blank verse fictions reverberate like truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eR. F. McEwen\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1962 he has been a professional logger and tree trimmer, and he has taught English in Chadron, Nebraska, since 1972. McEwen is the author of several books, most recently \u003cem\u003eThe Big Sandy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBill's Boys and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eAnd There's Been Talk . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. F. McEwen\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago, Illinois. Since 1962 he has been a professional logger and tree trimmer, and he has taught English in Chadron, Nebraska, since 1972. McEwen is the author of several books, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Big Sandy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBill's Boys and Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAnd There's Been Talk . . .\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51181054689554,"sku":"9781496241894","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6643735-c06e-4c63-bd31-b9d08f135a15.jpg?v=1744389390","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/old-rags-and-iron-new-and-selected-poems-9781496241894","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}