{"product_id":"boy-paperback-2","title":"Boy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Youngblom\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poetry collection focused on grief and the many ways it can impact a family.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The death of a youngest child. An alcoholic and distant father. A grief-stricken family. A tentative faith. These are the building blocks of \u003ci\u003eBoy\u003c\/i\u003e, a sequence of poems that explores how death and loss color memory and influence the ways family members relate to each other and to their shared history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Inspired by the death of her own younger brother, Tracy Youngblom has written a poetry collection that serves as a companion to grief. This book is for those who love poetry and those who are intimidated by it, those interested in the way childhood experience shapes life, and those interested in the psychology of addiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Youngblom\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of two chapbooks, \u003ci\u003eDriving to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Bird a Day, \u003c\/i\u003e and one full-length collection, \u003ci\u003eGrowing Big\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems and prose have been published in \u003ci\u003eShenandoah, Wallace Stevens Journal, Big Muddy, DMQ, Cortland Review, St. Katherine Review, Blue Mountain Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth Dakota Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, among other journals. She lives in Minneapolis and teaches English at Anoka-Ramsey Community College\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772351512864,"sku":"9781933880990","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1bfc0e6736f983c7cdb4075a52cca05a.webp?v=1780403787","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/boy-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}