{"product_id":"armando-and-maisie-paperback","title":"Armando and Maisie - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Maynard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poet, out walking his dog in the park woods, meets a homeless man and they talk: good talk. \u003cbr\u003eThe man is named Armando and he lives outdoors, has his regular bench in the woods. He loves dogs and likes the poet's Goldendoodle Maisie more each time they meet. And she adores him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe poems use warm and friendly language to unfold a special connection. Armando, immigrant from South America, has made a life in homelessness and shares his daily wisdom with the poet, who in turn shares his dog's love. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eArmando and Maisie\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a curious and caring story in crafted poems that open up that life to readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poems are amazing. They're exquisitely, naturally wrought and so beautiful, so sensitive. Wise yet feeling - the humanity of Armando, and the interlocutor here - so very Wordsworthian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm also reminded of Primo Levi, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSurvival in Auschwitz, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e about whether one can keep one's humanity in the camp, whose aim is to dehumanize. In the same way, these poems look at every facet of Armando that can be seen (and speculate on the unseen).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick Roden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, The University of Connecticut\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 66\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46167106322629,"sku":"9781639807901","price":35.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/RCk432bqS99781639807901.webp?v=1777704914","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/armando-and-maisie-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}