{"product_id":"becoming-47","title":"Becoming: Poems of Pandemic, Protest, Prayer, and More","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerica and me. Both getting older, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eBut still becoming. Never perfect, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAlways striving to become, to be\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA better version of what you see.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou, beholder, may emphasize the flaws.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eI ask you pause, focus on the aim, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat we desire to become; to be\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerfection is a goal, not a reality.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring 2020, the United States of America was ravaged not just by a global pandemic but also by mass protests and tense elections. As death haunted the year, one tragedy after the other hung over the land like a dark shadow.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a collection of poems penned during this tumultuous time in history, Colleen Adele Kelly shares reflections that vividly explore the emotions that surrounded lockdown, fears, losses, and gains as a country struggled to endure through each challenge. Divided into six parts, Kelly's poems lyrically detail the protests, seasons and prayer, the pandemic purge, the elections, and the resurgence of hope as the nation began its recovery from a novel virus and year.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming shares poems that address the challenges of a century with heartfelt and incisive insight and elements of prayer and wit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46623086772434,"sku":"9781665707763","price":59.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_1fad5ab9-4c7a-40c8-876a-273a57f5600f.jpg?v=1762855234","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/becoming-47","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}