{"product_id":"gratitude","title":"Gratitude","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the poem, \"Ars Poetica,\" Sam Hamill writes, \"...the poem cannot, finally, be explained nor\/defined. The true gift\/poetry bestows begins\/and ends with humility\/before the task.\" The poems in \u003cem\u003eGratitude\u003c\/em\u003e are ones of humility as well as thankfulness. Raised in the west and influenced by the great Chinese and Japanese masters, Hamill's poems draw from both traditions returning us \"to that world beyond\/words, which are only\/ a reflection of desire.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Art of Literary Exegesis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey argued, the three of them,\u003cbr\u003efor three long hours-- were arguing\u003cbr\u003ewhen I, eventually, went home-- \u003cbr\u003eover the \"meaning\" of the poem.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was almost morning.\u003cbr\u003eThere were dozens of morning birds,\u003cbr\u003egray doves, and when they sang, \u003cbr\u003etheir meaning and their love \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewere not in words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© BOA Editions, Ltd 1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAvailable editions: \u003cbr\u003e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- \u003cbr\u003ePrice: $12.50 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":8418498501,"sku":"1880238659","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/Gratitude.jpeg?v=1527683269","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/gratitude","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}