{"product_id":"when-our-world-was-whole","title":"When Our World Was Whole","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Weir\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in England and, in Miss Dyson’s high school class,she read James Elroy Flecker’s “Old Ships.” The poet’s use of imagery burned pictures on the screen of Weir’s mind, and she stumbled upon Louis McNiece and Stephen Spender, both plumbing the unpredictability of the world. Coming to this country, she found Robert Frost, Mary Oliver and Ted Kooser, and an empty sheet of paper posed an invitation to her pencil that she could no longer resist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWeir trained as a nurse and worked in London, Cape Town and in Minneapolis. In the Twin Cities, she wrote for local newspapers, reviewed theater in the Twin Cities for talkinbroadway.com and served on her city council, becoming the mayor. North Star Press of St. Cloud published her first book of poetry, \u003cem\u003eHigh on Table Mountain,\u003c\/em\u003e which was nominated for the 2017 Midwest Book Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFind Elizabeth online at www.elizabethvweir.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 90 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (November 14, 2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43495336116285,"sku":"qwf1787286780594","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/1470\/9053\/files\/when-our-world-was-whole_1.jpg?v=1787286786","url":"https:\/\/ownstyleboutique.shop\/products\/when-our-world-was-whole","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}