{"product_id":"song-for-my-left-ear-song-for-my-right-9798899900846","title":"Song for My Left Ear, Song for My Right","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his debut collection, \u003cem\u003eSong for My Left Ear, Song for My Right\u003c\/em\u003e, Jim Richards examines the sweet and strange journey from the small country of childhood to the perplexing universe of adulthood. He experiments widely with form-readers will find villanelles, free verse, short lyrics, aphorisms, and prose poems. With a tone that fluctuates between serious and absurd, his work ponders the landmarks of birth and death accompanied by the mysterious music that soothes and terrifies in between. Often surreal, these poems are filled with probing questions and questions as answers that don't offer an easy route on life's map but shine like streetlamps punctuating the dark road.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichards, Jim:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jim Richards received a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Houston. His work has been nominated for Best New Poets and the Pushcart Prize. He was granted a Literary Arts Fellowship through the Idaho Commission on the Arts. He lives in Rexburg with his family and teaches at Brigham Young University-Idaho. This is his first collection of poetry.","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661356040466,"sku":"9798899900846","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8480fb8a-3c24-4096-8d31-dd09442176c1.jpg?v=1760441284","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/song-for-my-left-ear-song-for-my-right-9798899900846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}