{"product_id":"salt-of-the-earth-doubts-and-faith","title":"Salt of the Earth ~ Doubts and Faith","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick T. Reardon\u003c\/strong\u003e, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee, has authored fourteen books, including the poetry collections \u003cem\u003eRequiem for David\u003c\/em\u003e (Silver Birch), \u003cem\u003eDarkness on the Face of the Deep\u003c\/em\u003e (Kelsay Books), \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Tribes\u003c\/em\u003e (Grey Book), and \u003cem\u003eLet the Baby Sleep\u003c\/em\u003e (In Case of Emergency Press). His memoir in prose poems\u003cem\u003e Puddin’: The Autobiography of a Baby,\u003c\/em\u003e published by Third World Press with an introduction by Haki Madhubuti, has been described by \u003cem\u003eMindbender Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e as “the most improbable and intriguing personal account by a writer published in 2022, but quite possibly the most ingeniously imagined memoir by any writer in any given year.” Reardon, author of the history \u003cem\u003eThe Loop: The “L” Tracks That Shaped and Saved Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e (Southern Illinois University Press, 2020), was a Chicago Tribune reporter for 32 years. He has published essays and book reviews widely in such publications as the \u003cem\u003eTribune, Chicago Sun-Times, Crain’s Chicago Business, National Catholic Reporter, Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e magazine and \u003cem\u003eU.S. Catholic.\u003c\/em\u003e His poetry has appeared in \u003cem\u003eRhino, Main Street Rag, America, After Hours, Autumn Sky, Burningword Literary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e and many others. His poem “Lent litany banquet” was a finalist in the 2022 chapbook contest of \u003cem\u003eDivot, a Journal of Poetry,\u003c\/em\u003e and his poem “The archangel Michael” was a finalist for the 2022 Mary Blinn Poetry Prize of After Hours Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHis website is:\u003cbr\u003epatricktreardon.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 114 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (September 18, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAwards:\u003cbr\u003eAfter Hours Press: 2022 \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMary Blinn Poetry Prize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDivot: 2022 Chapbook Contest\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44462958706791,"sku":"hwb1787286912311","price":14.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/1601\/0087\/files\/salt-of-the-earth-doubts-and-faith_1.jpg?v=1787286917","url":"https:\/\/urbanstepfashion.shop\/products\/salt-of-the-earth-doubts-and-faith","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}