{"product_id":"a-palace-of-ruins-poems-paperback","title":"A Palace of Ruins: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Nolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the mountains of Afghanistan, to the devastated cities of Ukraine, to the ransacked Capitol of the United States, Steve Nolan takes you on an intimate journey, a portrait of destruction and the human impulse to rise from the rubble to construct a new palace on the ruins of the last. Whether referencing civilization, government, or a single soul, his poetry pays tribute to those who manage to find treasure amongst the shards of a shattered individual life or the shattered dreams of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his theme poem, \"The Longest Dream in the World,\" he shares this: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe longest dream hasn't died.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDreams are not subject to death\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003elike ideologies, one stacked\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eupon the archeology of the other-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ea palace of ruins... The dream, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003elike the wind, is the breath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eof the world.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 92\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777215299872,"sku":"9781933974552","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/719d0fa5550214a92bb82c1f71eeb44f.webp?v=1780494755","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-palace-of-ruins-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}