{"product_id":"evanescence-of-spring-nancy-dillingham-9781639804689","title":"Evanescence of Spring","description":"Irritate an oyster and you get a pearl. Irritate a poet-and there have been a lot of irritations-and you get a poem-sometimes, a pearl. And I'm here to say I really like Nancy Dillingham's new string of pearls-pearls scattered on a mirror, beauty and pain reflected, magnified; alternately light and dark, intensified.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Dillingham's poems, I felt like I was in a house of mirrors, one poem reflecting another-a Proustian moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Parks Lanier, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eAppalachian Georgics and Collected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvanescence of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis an enjoyable and entertaining read. The poems are topical and passionate, filled with sharp energy. I especially like \"In Search of Lost Time,\" a poignant poem that triggers the imagination and lingers in the mind. It's a beauty. Dillingham's energy is ever-present in this collection-one that will touch readers on many different levels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Julia Nunnally Duncan, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Neighborhood Changes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI especially like the wry humor, which keeps the spring coming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Shelby Stephenson, North Carolina Poet Laureate, 2015-2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Dillingham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639804684\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639804689\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy Dillingham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439909777663,"sku":"9781639804689","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de0546bb-73d1-49da-8ba7-3a17925b43b5.jpg?v=1777179721","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/evanescence-of-spring-nancy-dillingham-9781639804689","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}