{"id":14630,"date":"2022-09-20T08:02:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T12:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fxv.digital\/cool\/?post_type=product&#038;p=14630"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:05:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T16:05:52","slug":"the-patron-saint-of-making-curfew","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/fxv.digital\/cool\/product\/the-patron-saint-of-making-curfew\/","title":{"rendered":"The Patron Saint of Making Curfew"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_wc_breadcrumb et_pb_wc_breadcrumb_0 et_pb_bg_layout_  et_pb_text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fxv.digital\/cool\">Home<\/a>  \/  <a href=\"https:\/\/fxv.digital\/cool\/product-category\/by-joaquin-zihuatanejo\/\">By Joaquin Zihuatanejo<\/a>  \/  Stand Up &#038; Be Heard<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_wc_cart_notice et_pb_wc_cart_notice_0 woocommerce et_pb_fields_layout_default et_pb_bg_layout_  et_pb_text_align_left\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_wc_images et_pb_wc_images_0 et_pb_bg_layout_\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module_inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce-product-gallery woocommerce-product-gallery--with-images woocommerce-product-gallery--columns-4 images\" data-columns=\"4\" style=\"opacity: 0; 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Each chapter includes thoughtful prompts that challenge writers to respond, reflect, and craft poems born from their own lived experiences. More than a book, it is a workshop between covers\u2014designed to thrill anyone brave enough to press pencil to page.\u00a0 Stand Up &amp; Be Heard calls readers to write boldly, to leave an impression on things they were not intending to impress, and to discover that poetry can mend what feels broken. It reminds us that words can rebuild toys, heal hearts, and reimagine the world.<\/p>\n<p>As National Poetry Slam Champion Jonathan GNO White says of the book: \u201cLook somebody\u2019s got to be out there to help folks put broken toys and hearts right in this world. No better man for the job than JZ. 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