{"product_id":"9781329749894","title":"My Street Looks Like America","description":"\"Having grown up in South Philadelphia\" the author writes, \"I found inspiration in what might be otherwise considered wretched places filled with broken glass, rusted fences, decaying factories, and trash-strewn neighborhoods. I remember, at 5 or 6 years old, being fascinated with a dandelion that grew from a crevice in concrete. There were few flowers or trees in South Philadelphia then. Discovering hidden beauty in a coarse environment set the stage for a lifetime of seeking it.\"  In this collection of poetry by writer Thomas Curley, the author uses the street where he lives as an analogous metaphor for a changing and evolving 21st Century American social landscape.  Curley's street that looks like America is our own street, and the poem is a work for all of us. It serves as a snapshot of 21st Century America as a place in the midst of change and redefinition of itself.","brand":"Thomas Curley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46224929915198,"sku":"9781329749894","price":755.52,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9781329749894_9308d262-60e0-4aa8-9098-87a78398d4db.jpg?v=1707435678","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9781329749894","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}