{"product_id":"9780062907707","title":"Cast Away: Poems of Our Time","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNye, Naomi Shihab\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGreenwillow Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/9\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Nye\u003cbr\u003eat her engaging, insightful best.” —\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAcclaimed poet and Young People’s\u003cbr\u003ePoet Laureate Naomi Shihab Nye shines a spotlight on the things we cast away,\u003cbr\u003efrom plastic water bottles to those less fortunate, in this collection of more\u003cbr\u003ethan eighty original and never-before-published poems. A deeply moving,\u003cbr\u003esometimes funny, and always provocative poetry collection for all ages.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “How much have you thrown away in your\u003cbr\u003elifetime already? Do you ever think about it? Where does this plethora of\u003cbr\u003eleavings come from? How long does it take you, even one little you, to fill the\u003cbr\u003ecan by your desk?” ?Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNational Book Award\u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Young People’s Poet Laureate, and devoted trash-picker-upper Naomi\u003cbr\u003eShihab Nye explores these questions and more in this original collection of\u003cbr\u003epoetry that features more than eighty new poems. “I couldn’t save the world,\u003cbr\u003ebut I could pick up trash,” she says in her introduction to this stunning\u003cbr\u003evolume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith poems about food\u003cbr\u003ewrappers, lost mittens, plastic straws, refugee children, trashy talk, the\u003cbr\u003eenvironment, connection, community, responsibility to the planet, politics,\u003cbr\u003eimmigration, time, junk mail, trash collectors, garbage trucks, all that we\u003cbr\u003ecarry and all that we discard, this is a rich, engaging, moving, and sometimes\u003cbr\u003ehumorous collection for readers ages twelve to adult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIncludes\u003cbr\u003eideas for writing, recycling, and reclaiming, and an index.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Greenwillow Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46832620077311,"sku":"9780062907707","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062907707_s600x595.jpg?v=1780332986","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062907707","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}