{"product_id":"a-christmas-canzonette-marion-clarke-9781916462236","title":"A Christmas Canzonette","description":"This Christmas \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCanzonette is a 'Linnet's Wings' collection of poetry and art compiled by our editors from a selection that was composed and created by a plethora of lovely voices. It's our way of saying thanks for all our blessings in 2021; a way to close down the year as we prepare to welcome a new one through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI am grateful to all our poets, artists and editors who gave freely of their time through the upload and editing process, and especially to Tom Sheehan who allowed us to feature his work for the issue and who also agreed to an interview in the issue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom has a lifetime lived, a lifetime of work and passion for his craft and we appreciate the time he spends with us. I hope you enjoy \"The Linnet's Wings\" presentation and I would like to wish you all the \u003ci\u003ebest \u003c\/i\u003eof what this season of light, love, and grace has to offer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarie Fitzpatrick\u003cbr\u003eManaging Editor \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBelow please find our contributor listing with a small selection of poetry quotes and art titles which can be found within the issue: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeatured Poet\u003cbr\u003eTom Sheehan \"Time is merely circular and I catch myself and it coming together by degrees and by handful, by handful, old faces left for my finding at oddest hours.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePoetry\u003cbr\u003eAkeith Walters: \"It's just a glance, though, reflected in glass\"\u003cbr\u003eAnne Donnellan: \"When my unborn issue was death destined\"\u003cbr\u003eBill West: \"Ice stretched\/before us\/starry with bird tracks\"\u003cbr\u003eC.D. Sinex: \"They've taken down the Christmas trees\/and no one waits for Santa's lap.\"\u003cbr\u003eDennis Moriarty: \" Plump as a Buddha in the lotus position\/ On a temple floor.\u003cbr\u003eIrene Cunningham: \"Money snows, rains...dies. Humans lust\"\u003cbr\u003eJane Fuller: \"There's a vixen\/patrolling her\/last minute larder\"\u003cbr\u003eJenni Pascoe: \"Join us for your no frills, extra value Christmas dinner\"\u003cbr\u003eJo-Ann Newton: \"Across avocado woodchip\/Rudolf pulled Santa through our living room\"\u003cbr\u003eJohn C. Mannone: \"the bridge that stood the test of shame\/the bridge of blood\"\u003cbr\u003eJudith A. Lawrence: \"In dreams you slide into view\/ tip your hat, wink and soft shoe\"\u003cbr\u003eKathleen Cassen Mickelson: \"A white squirrel chattered, \/flicked his tail and ran\"\u003cbr\u003eKB Ballentine: \"I sowed them in September's charm\/serenaded the bride\"\u003cbr\u003eKeith Evetts: \"I am a child of May blossom\/ blown away sunshine\"\u003cbr\u003eMandy Macdonald: \"on the windowsill\/the last begonia falls\"\u003cbr\u003eMarie Fitzpatrick\" \"In seasons set in common riffs, \/ where fertile clouds rework the shifts\"\u003cbr\u003eMarion Clarke: \"cold snap\/a robin flicks snow\/from its tail\"\u003cbr\u003eMichael Wooff: \"The shutter of its camera clicks\"\u003cbr\u003eNick Bowman: \"Ranks of paleness spotted with russet, \/dense nutmeg\"\u003cbr\u003eNoel King: \"Your pheasants were never eaten, \/ hung like trophies\"\u003cbr\u003eOonah V Joslin: \"smear of cream, glass of wine\/ complete contentment\"\u003cbr\u003eRp Verlaine: \"As a rock club's carolers \/impersonate \"\u003cbr\u003eTerry Jude Miller: \"it never snows here\/until it does\/we awake to a satin world\"\u003cbr\u003eTina Cole: \"Ease off wellingtons while the bare arms\/of trees shed Winter blossom\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArt\u003cbr\u003eAndrea Castilla: Section Introduction: \"Lola and her Friends\"\u003cbr\u003eCaolan Clarke: \"Moonlight on the City\"\u003cbr\u003eDr Suzanne Conboy-Hill: \"The Speed of Things\"\u003cbr\u003eIrene Cunningham: \"Sounding the Alarm\"\u003cbr\u003eJudith A. Lawrence: \"Cat in the Hat\"\u003cbr\u003eLisa Cihlar: \"Winter Blues\"\u003cbr\u003eMaire Morrisey-Cummins: \"Shadows on Snow\"\u003cbr\u003eMari: \"Soft Shoe\"\u003cbr\u003eMarion Clarke: \"Coastal Redwoods\"\u003cbr\u003eTaryn Clarke: \"The Winter Visitor\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePhotography\u003cbr\u003eMarie Fitzpatrick: \" The Twelve Bens\"\u003cbr\u003eOonah Joslin: \" Bolam Lake\"\u003cbr\u003eSean Fitzpatrick: \"Swan Family on Christmas Morning\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClassic Art\u003cbr\u003eBerthe Morisot: \"Little Dancer\"\u003cbr\u003eEdgar Degas: \"Millinery Shop\"\u003cbr\u003eHiroshige: \"Wind Blown Grass Across the Moon\"\u003cbr\u003ePeter Brugel the Elder: \" Hunters in the Snow\"\u003cbr\u003eVincent van Gogh: \"Covered Cottages, a Couple with a Child, and Other Walkers\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marion Clarke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1916462235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916462236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Linnet's Wings\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.23d","brand":"Marion Clarke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44634684850431,"sku":"9781916462236","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2fec8696-430f-4170-b4fb-d014782aaa73.jpg?v=1703590408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-christmas-canzonette-marion-clarke-9781916462236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}