{"product_id":"spirit-birds-they-told-me-9780982696835","title":"Spirit Birds They Told Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeparting from her mother's Japanese name, \u003ci\u003eOne Thousand Cranes\u003c\/i\u003e, these poems bring a message of trauma and recovery, war and reconciliation, and the passage from personal shame to self-regard. They are historical, political, and personal in the same breath: from the memories of Shigeko Sasamori, Hiroshima survivor, to the author's quieter struggle for dignity and respect in Albuquerque, New Mexico, resurgent city of the Southwest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis beautiful collection of poetry is a powerful work of conscience, a telling of 'the truest stories ever told' about how injustice wounds--and how those who survive can learn the secrets of dreaming the world anew. Mary Oishi has given us the perfect book for this moment in history.--Demetria Marti nez, author of \u003ci\u003eMother Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Berlitz-Tape Chicana\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5568406\"\u003eMary Oishi\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e West End Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.56w x 0.27d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780982696835\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0982696833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"West End Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43237050876141,"sku":"982696833","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cea104f7-7f23-40a7-b51f-fdeba3b1777a.jpg?v=1661088981","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/spirit-birds-they-told-me-9780982696835","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}