{"product_id":"reflections-on-a-gift-of-watermelon-pickle-2","title":"Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle","description":"Here are modern poems chosen for their individual excellence and their special appeal to young people. Exciting photographs accent the contemporary tone of the collection.\nFrom lighthearted Phyllis Mc-Ginley to pessimistic Ezra Pound; from the lyricism of Edna St. Vincent Millay to the vigor of Lawrence Ferlinghette; from Carl Sandburg on loneliness to Paul Dehn on the bomb -- such is the range. The little known or unknown poet and the widely recognized appear side by siide.\nWhatever the subject matter -- pheasant or flying saucer; lapping lake water or sonic boom; a deer hunt, a basketball, or a bud -- it is all poetry reflecting today's images and today's moods.\nThe editors spent several years bringing together 1200 poems they considered fine enough to include, then slowly and carefully sifted out of 114 which appear in the book.\nReaders of Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle . . . and Other Modern Verse may well be tempted by Eve Merriam's suggestion in \"How to Eat a Poem\"\nDon't be polite\nBite in.\nPick it up with your\nfingers and lick\nThe juice that may\nrun down your chin.\nIt is ready and ripe now,\nwhenever you are.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0688412319\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0688412319.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stephen Dunning|Edward Lueders|Hugh Smith|Donald Marvine\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41824705478714,"sku":"DBV.0688412319.G","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0688412319-0_556a05ad-c547-4939-86c2-f3aee4770aaf.jpg?v=1792728171","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/reflections-on-a-gift-of-watermelon-pickle-2","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}