{"product_id":"show-me-poetry-hardcover","title":"Show Me Poetry - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Kennon\u003c\/b\u003e (Compiled by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissouri has been known as \"The Show Me State\" for a very long time. It's not clear how it got this nickname. Unflattering stories have circulated for years about its origin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is also true regarding the Ozarks--which includes most of Missouri, northern Arkansas, eastern Oklahoma and a southeastern corner of Kansas. It seems the territorial boundaries of the Ozarks are up for discussion. A recent map includes a sliver of southwestern Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe hillbilly stereotype obviously misleads some folks. Lost to the public eye, among area souvenir stores knickknacks, sadly the profound examples of Ozark culture go largely unnoticed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServing as a major Missouri regional hub of culture and commerce Springfield is called Queen City of the Ozarks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthelyn Peebles Kennon (1902-1981) and Raymond Kennon (1903-1983) were both Missourians. They met, married, and married, and lived most of their long lives in Springfield. They were my parents. They were 20th-century fine arts pioneers and Ozarks educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Marriage of Earth \u0026amp; Sky I tell their life-story. This book is a compendium to their tale, shares a sample of their artwork, and their poetry with the wider world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne night in 1966, Raymond covered the kitchen table with yesterday's newspaper pages, got out a fresh sheet of art-paper, his paints and brushes. He chose as his subject an object sitting nearby and created a large watercolor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYears before Ethelyn had planted rose cuttings from wilted schoolhouse classroom bouquets. She had recently arranged fresh blossoms from these bushes in a blue clay vase she had herself thrown on a potter's wheel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book's cover is a photo of Raymond's (18x24) watercolor entitled Roses in Blue Vase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI lovingly offer this rich kaleidoscopic collection inviting curious contemporary minds and hearts to ponder the interconnected wonder of human experience in the most unexpected places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their artistic creations this couple, as all human beings from the beginning of time, remember...sense...wonder...dream...interpret their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDad was a middle school dropout. Mom was a college graduate. Both were lifelong learners and teachers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMother started writing poetry as a teenager. Dad took it up much later in life, as he said, attempting to better understand what he was trying to paint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthelyn was an elementary public school teacher. Raymond would become known in the Ozarks as \"a poet in paint.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir lives in America's twentieth-century Ozark country were both very different and very much the same as ours. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDip your tongue and taste the unique ingredients and mix of their lives and times. Open your eyes and see a new perspective. They invite us all to sense and wonder, experience and dream, remember and live our own creative lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring research for Marriage of Earth \u0026amp; Sky I discovered and gathered this treasure trove of their poetry. A mere handful were ever published heretofore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere their complete poems, illustrated by selected pieces of their artwork, are shared to serve as inspiration from their creative minds and hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere will be surprises, tears and delights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo lick your tongue. Open your eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGet a taste. See.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDip into some Show Me Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 11 x 8.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67925839839486,"sku":"9798987097939","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/8716\/4670\/files\/0pCGRt_EzZ9798987097939.webp?v=1793439195","url":"https:\/\/123learningstore.com\/products\/show-me-poetry-hardcover","provider":"123 Learning Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}