{"product_id":"an-apple-is-just-a-bobbie-dumas-panek-9781639807567","title":"An Apple Is Just a Bird with No Beak","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Apple Is Just a Bird with No Beak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking meditation on grief told through prose and poetry, one small moment at a time. Bobbie Dumas Panek captures both the whimsical and the profound, from cracked plastic Easter eggs in a glass butter dish to the spiritual gift of a wild fox striding across a field. She explores the difficulties and joys of a long marriage, the stressful life of a newly widowed woman, and the yearning that follows after moving through grief. Throughout, we see her hunger and need to tell stories as she explores the question \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhy do we write?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanine DeBaise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody Language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Apple Is Just a Bird with No Beak: Poems and Prose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eBobbie Dumas Panek has created an original, startling collection that is as honest and thought provoking as any I've ever read. With deeply detailed poems and diary-like short prose pieces she describes a journey of grief and partial recovery. She is never maudlin or overly sentimental. In fact, her writing explores emotions and reactions from every angle - even with humor and a touch of cynicism. This is powerful stuff, truly reflective of real experience and real struggle. I highly recommend this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Bourey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Distance Between Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut There and Back Again\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbryo craving water. Child buying jelly beans to sweeten dysfunctional household of ten. Sudden widow, broken eggshells on Easter table, grief an invasive garden stranger. Woman as barn door offtrack, awakened, painting new reality holding undetermined wants and needs. Gratitude for new love, ultimately slammed by dire diagnosis. Life is whiffle ball whack, small insects felling trees. Bobbie Dumas Panek asks \"What is the truth? Yours or mine?\" I love and revere hers, and this collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Strempek Shea\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSongs from a Lead-Lined Room: Notes - High and Low - From Breast Cancer and Radiation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bobbie Dumas Panek\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163980756X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 68\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Bobbie Dumas Panek","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437491728639,"sku":"9781639807567","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a29561a9-92f8-4b58-86b8-9ad72d590117.jpg?v=1777162175","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/an-apple-is-just-a-bobbie-dumas-panek-9781639807567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}