{"product_id":"stark-county-poems","title":"Stark County Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eConsisting of over fifty poems, from short lyrics in a variety of forms to lengthy blank verse and free verse narratives, \"Stark County Poems\" portrays the history of a small rural county in central Illinois, along the upper Spoon River valley. ~~ Chronologically arranged, and incorporating letters, newspaper articles, obituaries, family stories, early county histories and diaries, the poems cover a century of the county's history, from the 1830s through the 1930s. ~~ \u003cbr\u003e\nBJ Omanson was raised in the Spoon River valley of Stark County, Illinois, where both sides of his family have lived and farmed since the mid-19th century. ~~ He has published poetry, literary criticism, regional and military history.  His most recent book is \"Before the Clangor of the Gun: the First World War Poetry of John Allan Wyeth.\" ~~ He currently lives with his wife, Marian Hollinger, a Scottish terrier, Arabella and two cats, Chantal \u0026amp; Charlemagne, in Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BJ Omanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43997889790113,"sku":"9781733006088","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1mmz59zn-front-shortedge-384_87f5cab0-8823-4140-b4e3-4b9358a433cf.jpg?v=1747208077","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/stark-county-poems","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}