{"product_id":"chronicles-in-passing-carol-smallwood-9781733702539","title":"Chronicles in Passing","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eC\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ehronicles in Passing \u003c\/em\u003eis a collection of formal and free verse poems about the incredible, enduring power of the written word to capture and preserve thoughts, emotions, and events. The word chronicles, associated with being a factual written account of history and record keeping, is used for contrast with classroom early reader words like \"see Spot run,\" yet both reflect the times they were written. We remember encountering \u003cem\u003eBeowulf, Canterbury Tales, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e--struggling to understand the strange words and culture and can but wonder what those following us will think about us. Chronicles are written by a select group (usually the winners), so caution is advised; individuals do not see things the same (remember the fable about each of the blind men describing an elephant)? And women were left out in the earliest days from the realm of scribes involved with keeping track of commerce of the Sumerians around 3200 BC and are still involved in catching up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI find writing in formal style enjoyable and now view them like presenting a box wrapped in special paper with a bow: giving readers something extra. There are times though, that words in free verse work better in conveying the intended message. Also, what works as a villanelle will not as a triolet and as such, perhaps is better as free verse--so all one can do is try what fits like Goldilocks. Sometimes grasping for the right words ends in the Unfinished File, or in the full Trash Icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Smallwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733702539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733702539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetic Matrix Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 102\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Carol Smallwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439981801727,"sku":"9781733702539","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3a037715-f09c-4a5a-a9b5-a35c88fcad3c.jpg?v=1777179968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chronicles-in-passing-carol-smallwood-9781733702539","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}