{"product_id":"boston-strong-the-poem-to-benefit-the-one-fund-boston-paperback","title":"Boston Strong: The Poem to Benefit the One Fund Boston - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoston Strong is a commemorative chapbook that beautifully reproduces Richard Blanco's poignant poem presented May 30, 2013 at the benefit concert to help the people most affected by the tragic events that occured on April 15, 2013 during the Boston Marathon. The net proceeds from the sale of this book benefit The One Fund Boston. The One Fund Boston was established through the generosity of businesses, foundations, and individual donors. The Victim Relief Fund of The One Fund Boston will be used to assist those families of the victims who were killed and the victims who were most seriously affected as a result of the tragic events during the Boston Marathon on April 15, 2013, and related events on April 18 and April 19.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Blanco, selected as the 2013 inaugural poet by President Barack Obama, is the author of three poetry collections: \u003ci\u003eDirections to The Beach of the Dead, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the PEN\/Beyond Margins Award; \u003ci\u003eCity of a Hundred Fires, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, and Looking for The Gulf Motel, winner of the Paterson Poetry Prize. Exploring themes of Latino identity and place, his poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry 2000\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Prose Poems\u003c\/i\u003e and have been featured on NPR. Blanco is a fellow of the Bread Loaf Writers Conference, recipient of two Florida Artist Fellowships, and has taught at Georgetown and American universities. A builder of cities and poems, Blanco is also a professional civil engineer. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 5.7 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755030216992,"sku":"9780822962755","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/78bc008baf437d8b7de79dd037a1b323.webp?v=1780048733","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boston-strong-the-poem-to-benefit-the-one-fund-boston-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}