{"product_id":"coming-back-home-paperback","title":"Coming Back Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eN. Thomas Johnson-Medland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have never been inside of a prison, there are things you will not know about the community there. You may guess at them, but that is not the same. What it feels like. What it sounds like. What goes on there; these all define portions of what it is. These definitions, or parameters of life inside, come to you quite viscerally. You feel them in and through your skin before you actually give word or shape to understanding them. You sense before you think. The themes that come from a prison poet are varied. Most poems you would not have to know the poet was a prisoner to gain access to the import of the word-pictures. Human experience, while diverse, shares some common archetypal qualities. But, some will grow in meaning knowing where the poems were planted. I think themes about being captive are universal, but when you know the poet is in a prison, it can open you to listen differently. Is that a good thing? I don't know. But it is true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eN. Thomas Johnson-Medland is Director of BAYADA Hospice in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Same Place\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Bathed in Abrasion\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Bridges, Paths, and Waters: Dirt, Sky, and Mountains\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Cairn-Space\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Entering the Stream\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Along the Road\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e From the Belly of the Whale\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Danse Macabre\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Feed My Sheep, Lead My Sheep\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Windows and Doors\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e For the Beauty of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Duende\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eTurning Within\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania with his wife, Glinda, and two sons, Zachary Aidan and Josiah Gabriel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750575440160,"sku":"9781532619540","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b41f4405053b17121787e6174f6896f9.webp?v=1779953619","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/coming-back-home-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}