{"product_id":"breakfast-with-my-father-paperback","title":"Breakfast with my Father - 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\u003eWendell Keith Reed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Henshaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy father divorced my mother when I was 5. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus began a life long adventure in looking for and (mostly) not finding my father. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy passion for writing poetry came as I discovered a viable tool for processing my anger, confusion, guilt and fractured self image.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Breakfast with my Father'' began in 2016 as I made my way from California to Minnesota. On the way to my newly appointed church music position, I travelled through the city of my birth, Bismark, N.D. I visited for the first time the house where I lived. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI visited the church my father pastored. I visited with the, now, aged woman who took care of me during the first two years of my life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI found myself immersed into the life of my parents; their thoughts about each other and the descision to grow their little fractured family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are my attempt at reconciling the feelings of a 5 year-old with those of a grown man, father and grandfather. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is my pilgrimage. I do not relate actual historical events or empirical truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are welcome to join me!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289016381689,"sku":"9780995706866","price":10.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/JE1fD_PPgX9780995706866.webp?v=1776258198","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/breakfast-with-my-father-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}