{"product_id":"possible-lives-paperback","title":"Possible Lives - 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\u003eJon Ballard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection of deeply introspective poems, Jon Ballard offers us lives ranging from the fantastic to the mundane.\u003ci\u003e This morning you are like Chekhov \/ at Yalta, coughing up a lung, \u003c\/i\u003e he writes in \"Restoration,\" a poem in which a man dreams of love, while in \"Previous Life\" a man promises\u003ci\u003e now that I'm gone I'm here to help.\u003c\/i\u003e The contradictions live side by side without paradox in these short, powerful poems. Ballard shows us the quiet wonder of lives where\u003ci\u003e The woman of the house is washing \/ radishes from the backyard garden \u003c\/i\u003ealongside the father, who is a\u003ci\u003e rabble-rouser, disturber of the peace, lout. \u003c\/i\u003eA world of glorious possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Rammelkamp, author of\u003ci\u003e Ugler Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, I read a magnificent poem, \"Railroad Crossing.\" I loved this poem so much that I reached out to Jon to express my appreciation for it. How could I not with lines like \u003ci\u003eIt's not that kind of train' \/ I say, watching her lips \/ after my explanation \/ fashion the word boxcar\/ with the same scary awe \/ the Pentecostal daycare \/has taught her to say \/ Jehovah. Possible Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful read. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Carolynn Kingyens, author of \u003ci\u003eBefore the Big Bang Makes a Sound \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePossible Lives\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-sculpted book of poems. Jon Ballard can craft a potent image and use language to express a heart's craving as well as anybody. When you read this book, you will be surprised at what is \u003ci\u003epossible\u003c\/i\u003e and, as Ballard writes, at\u003ci\u003e the staggering flavor of make-believe.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid James, author of \u003ci\u003eA Gem of Truth \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eNail Yourself into Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 82\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48290341290233,"sku":"9781952326790","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/BG3pbHzJ_R9781952326790.webp?v=1776283111","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/possible-lives-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}