{"product_id":"a-marriage-book-poems-paperback","title":"A Marriage Book: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames P. Lenfestey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom James P. Lenfestey, a collection of poems that lends delicacy and gentle humor to durable, long-lasting love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting love poems fifty years into a marriage is no easy task: If he exaggerates his love, she'll know . . . And if his desire for her is undiminished, \/ who would believe? But in \u003cem\u003eA Marriage Book\u003c\/em\u003e, Lenfestey meets his own challenge with aplomb. These poems drop readers into the rich, textured world of one couple's enduring intimacy, from the warmth of a bedroom occupied by two to squabbles over miscommunications and crumbs in the kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the marriage (and the \u003cem\u003eBook\u003c\/em\u003e) transition into parenthood, Lenfestey illuminates the equally stalwart wonder of observing one's children as they age and develop. Paternal love persists, and is even fed by, watching his children argue, suffer their own mistakes, and roar horrible breath at breakfast. So much poetry is about storms, \/ bruised fruit, locusts eating everything, he writes. This poem is about a harvest that satisfies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Marriage Book\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection that essences the magic from the household quotidian, creating a technicolor portrait of a vibrant and dynamic family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames P. Lenfestey\u003c\/b\u003e is a former college English instructor, alternative school administrator, marketing communications consultant, and editorial writer for the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, where he won several Page One awards for excellence. Since 2000, he has published a collection of essays, a poetry anthology, five collections of his own poems, several poetry chapbooks, and co-edited \u003ci\u003eRobert Bly in This World\u003c\/i\u003e. As a journalist he covers education, energy policy, and climate science. He lives in Minneapolis with his wife of forty-seven years. They have four children and seven grandchildren.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 26, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459384754354,"sku":"9781571314925","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/14fc259b4f1ef00d228b1efa3fc319e8.webp?v=1778901704","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-marriage-book-poems-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}