{"product_id":"what-i-said-to-prove-i-was-sane-a-poetry-collection-9781450295956","title":"What I Said to Prove I Was Sane: A Poetry Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the title of this poetry collection playfully suggests, each poem in WHAT I SAID TO PROVE I WAS SANE represents an attempt by author Michael Yots to explain himself. Many of the poems also evoke a dream atmosphere that suggests that waking life and dream life are equally valid expressions of what we call reality. Most of all, his poems are explorations of the many selves that make up one's identity and make life such a fascinating journey.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e From \"In the Clock Shop\" to \"Teaching My Sons to Dance,\" Michael Yots captures both the essence of everyday life and the wisdom of age. He questions himself and what makes him tick in a thoroughly engaging manner that draws you into his world instead of leaving you to linger as a silent observer. WHAT I SAID TO PROVE I WAS SANE is a poetry collection that truly reveals the man and his emotional life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e On the Birth of My First Child\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through plate glass windows, \u003cbr\u003e I reach out to touch you, \u003cbr\u003e wrinkled beauty, \u003cbr\u003e crying unheard, \u003cbr\u003e florescent glare, \u003cbr\u003e the cold of disconnection-\u003cbr\u003e I reach out, impotent, \u003cbr\u003e heart in quarantine, \u003cbr\u003e to give a sign of love\u003cbr\u003e unable to compete with\u003cbr\u003e warmth of mother-milk.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781450295956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Michael Yots","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52161312620725,"sku":"9781450295956","price":8.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_08fcd9b4-e167-41b2-a461-2c97d4d0276e.jpg?v=1768317795","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-i-said-to-prove-i-was-sane-a-poetry-collection-9781450295956","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}