{"product_id":"the-man-with-the-hoe-and-other-poems","title":"The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems","description":"xii, 114 pp. Illustrated by Howard Pyle. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles and decor. \"The Man with the Hoe\" is a poem by the American poet Edwin Markham, inspired by Jean-François Millet's painting L'homme à la houe, a painting interpreted as a socialist protest about the peasant's plight. The poem was first presented as a public poetry reading at a New Year's Eve party in 1898. It was soon published in the San Francisco Examiner in January 1899 after its editor heard it at the same party.[2] The poem was also reprinted in other newspapers across the United States due to a chorus of acclaim.[2] It was used as the opening poem in Markham's 1902 collection The Man with a Hoe and Other Poems. The poem portrays the labor of much of humanity using the symbolism of a laborer leaning upon his hoe, burdened by his work, but receiving little rest or reward.--Wikipedia. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Edwin Markham (born Charles Edward Anson Markham; April 23, 1852 – March 7, 1940) was an American poet. From 1923 to 1931 he was Poet Laureate of Oregon.--Wikipedia","brand":"Doubleday \u0026 McClure Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39987775733830,"sku":"2324264","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2324264.jpg?v=1650216726","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/the-man-with-the-hoe-and-other-poems","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}