{"product_id":"going-home","title":"Going Home","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancy Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e’s poems concern coming of age in the rustbelt of Ohio during a period of decay of the physical and political structures that made the region once solid and predictable. The poems chart the shifting of the foundations upon which a life is built and the unpredictability of events that have profound personal and political consequences. Her poems in this book venture from the Ohio foundation to record a life of teaching and working for justice in many jobs and forums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNancy’s poems have appeared in journals and anthologies, and her first chapbook, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUnwelcomed Guest\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 2013. Her second chapbook, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Fire’s Edge, \u003c\/em\u003efocuses on the events that occurred in the rustbelt of Ohio from the late 1970s onward. Her poetry book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn Everyday Thing, \u003c\/em\u003eexpands the narrative of that time and place and focuses on the effects of the period’s dislocation years afterward. That book received a Kirkus Star and was named one of the Best 100 Indie Books of 2018 in all genres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe poems in \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGoing Home \u003c\/em\u003ehave been selected from these previous volumes and combined with new poems in a memoir that brushes against the poet’s life working for justice in education and government.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNancy lives and works in Vermont. She has an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, an M.P.A. in Public Administration from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in Education from Kent State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 92 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (October 25, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003eKirkus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003cbr\u003eNeon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210862334209,"sku":"pev1787304568661","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/going-home_1.jpg?v=1787304575","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/going-home","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}