{"product_id":"diamond-bars-2-paperback","title":"Diamond Bars 2 - 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\u003eDavid A. Romero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long-awaited sequel to the nationally-touring spoken word artist David A. Romero's full-length poetry debut \u003ci\u003eDiamond Bars: The Street Version\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDiamond Bars 2 \u003c\/i\u003eis a novel in verse-a semi-autobiographical year-in-the-life of a poet protagonist working through grief, dealing with alcoholism, and coping with the fact that being a professional poet might not be all it's cracked up to be. Poems blend fact with fiction, serving up picaresque tales with recurring characters living out their own kind of limbo in Diamond Bar and its neighboring cities. This direct follow-up to \u003ci\u003eMy Name Is Romero\u003c\/i\u003e mixes David A. Romero's trademark humor with some philosophy and soul-searching. A love letter to his hometown, \u003ci\u003eDiamond Bars 2\u003c\/i\u003e paints vibrant portraits and landscapes of people and places known by the author; some long gone. \u003ci\u003eDiamond Bars 2\u003c\/i\u003e features advance reviews by Rachel Khong (\u003ci\u003eReal Americans: a novel\u003c\/i\u003e), Gustavo Arellano (\u003ci\u003eOrange County: A Personal History\u003c\/i\u003e), Michael Torres (\u003ci\u003eAn Incomplete List of Names: Poems\u003c\/i\u003e), John Brantingham (\u003ci\u003eLife: Orange to Pear\u003c\/i\u003e), Margaret Elysia Garcia (\u003ci\u003eGraft\u003c\/i\u003e), and gabor g. gyukics (detoxification of the body); with a foreword from the author's personal hero and mentor Kenneth Kirkeby. Cover art by Julio Labra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47353753796857,"sku":"9781957799209","price":22.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/kyaMObIUeU9781957799209.webp?v=1769828479","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/diamond-bars-2-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}