{"product_id":"good-dirt-sandra-brodkin-dreis-9798901468739","title":"Good Dirt","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe book is beautiful. I love it. It's a prodigious and wonderful work. I've seen these poems individually, and now, reading them as part of a bigger story brings a luminous kind of life to them. Together, the poems are full of variety, humor, hope, uncertainty, as well as peace that seems to come easy. To me, the recurring visits to the world of dogs symbolize simple joys, and they poignantly unify the book. Throughout, Sandra has a\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etrue instinct for closure and a marvelous gift for last lines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eKelli Rush\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eReynolds American\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand member, Omega Poets, Winston-Salem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI relish Sandra's lush, wry words and her wit. And I love her perspective, the way she finds humor and meaning, and - I'll say it - beauty in the small things. Life is so much more fun through her eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eKat Bodrie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eToward a Unified Theory of Self\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand co-editor, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrambles Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in Sandra's collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Dirt, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003espeak with a powerful sensory impact. If surprise and delight are the author's intention, she succeeds. An excerpt from her poem \"Silly Daffodilly\" offers a glimpse: \"Add solar juices, \/ and the cheddar bulbs open \/ wearing tiny Victrola noses \/ promising March melodies, tunes uploaded to a puffy cloud \/ then \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eVRUMM, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e drowned \/ by a gas mower's throbbing drone.\" I love the mischievous, impish undercurrent throughout that incarnates Sandra's joyful and whimsical soul.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Venable\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003emember, Omega Poets, Winston-Salem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sandra Brodkin Dreis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798901468739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Sandra Brodkin Dreis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997956288767,"sku":"9798901468739","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/good-dirt-sandra-brodkin-dreis-9798901468739","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}