{"product_id":"2940166674968","title":"Shorty's Prayer (Shorty's Poems, #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrinking in Melville's 7th Street one warm Johannesburg evening, after a respectable amount of beer, a pint-sized street urchin bounced across the sidewalk and asked if we'd like to hear some poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why not?\" we laughed. This was different. No outright begging. As a writer myself, I respected the effort being made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen she recited her poetry, and I suddenly understood what real writing sounded like.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTreat yourself. Read these poems. Let them reach inside and tug on strings you never knew you had.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to life on the colourful streets of Melville, Johannesburg.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is Shorty's second collection of poetry. Check out Shorty's Poems, where it all started.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46464974225649,"sku":"2940166674968","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940166674968_p0.jpg?v=1765771488","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940166674968","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}