{"product_id":"free-union-paperback","title":"Free Union - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Casteen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in this debut collection revolve around physical work, the Appalachian landscape, and family relationships. Casteen ranges from the farm to the shop floor, from the rivers of the Piedmont to the shoulders of the Blue Ridge, and from the hyperattentiveness of childhood through the anxieties and joys of fatherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in this debut collection revolve around physical work, the Appalachian landscape, and family relationships. Casteen, for ten years a designer and builder of custom furniture, ranges from the farm to the shop floor, from the rivers of the Piedmont to the wooded shoulders of the Blue Ridge, and from the hyperattentiveness of childhood through the anxieties and joys of fatherhood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN CASTEEN teaches at Sweet Briar College. He lives in Earlysville, Virginia. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, his poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. He has contributed prose to \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVQR\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.54 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42689804664895,"sku":"9780820333281","price":23.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a5e2b47cf16413dddf6a36e07b936ddf.webp?v=1764986778","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/free-union-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}