{"product_id":"whaling-town-poems-9798999378903","title":"Whaling Town: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The poems are refreshing. Ambient. Mysterious . . . With language both tempered and ecstatic, Allen gives us a book steeped in the salt of old ports, the bite of memory, and the unexpected warmth of the now.\" -Matthew Lippman, award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eWe Are All Sleeping with Our Sneakers On\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a place you never hear about in America...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique American collection of poetry, \u003cem\u003eWhaling Town \u003c\/em\u003eexplores the rough work of self-realization and the roots that anchor us to the unsteady ground of our past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacing a turning point in his life, David Parker Allen began traversing the landscape of the United States, researching and writing music and assembling the bones of a collection of poetry. His journey led him through a personal family immigrant story in New Bedford, Massachusetts-the whaling town Melville made famous-to small communities across the Mississippi Delta and deep South, Gulf Coast, and Mountain West, as well as the streets of Chicago and New York. Jumping from rural America to urban hubs and back, \u003cem\u003eWhaling Town \u003c\/em\u003etells a story of place and people in a gritty world that's both in and out of our control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith clear-eyed observations and gentle musicality, Allen takes stock of the burden of our collective history and looks directly into passing storms that we each must face alone. When the skies clear, how do we come to terms with self and our place in this world, and what do we build from the wreckage?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAllen, David Parker:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - David Parker Allen is an American songwriter, poet, and entrepreneur. Whaling Town is his first published prose poetry collection, and he is currently recording his first country blues folk album. He splits his time between Chicago and the Gulf Coast of Florida.","brand":"Graphonica","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690694476050,"sku":"9798999378903","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2665563e-6854-4079-a046-ba7622d436ab.jpg?v=1761744075","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whaling-town-poems-9798999378903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}