{"product_id":"welch-james-riding-thepb","title":"Welch, James: Riding the Earthboy 40","description":"\u003cp\u003ePenguin, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: \u003cspan\u003eOctober 05, 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow with an introduction from celebrated poet James Tate, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRiding the Earthboy 40\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the only volume of poetry written by acclaimed Native American novelist James Welch. The title of the book refers to the forty acres of Montana land Welch's father once leased from a Blackfeet family called Earthboy. This land and its surroundings shaped the writer's worldview as a youth, its rawness resonates in the vitality of his elegant poetry, and his verse shows a great awareness of a moment in time, of a place in nature, and of the human being in context. Deeply evoking the specific Native American experience in Montana, Welch's poems nonetheless speak profoundly to all readers. With its new introduction, this vital work that has influenced so many American writers is certain to capture a new generation of readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817117265943,"sku":"9780143034391","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81ae195w0XL._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1768089248","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/welch-james-riding-thepb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}