{"product_id":"light-through-a-cats-ear-victoria-garton-9781639807802","title":"Light Through a Cat's Ear","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight Through a Cat's Ear, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e prize-winning poet Victoria Garton's sharp images reveal startling, yet apt connections between animal and human worlds, then leap beyond. In \"Natura,\" a \"calico\" positions \"herself so the sun comes pink through her ear,\" and a \"downed cicada\" and \"black vultures\" hint at humanity's foibles. In section two, \"Important Arguments,\" note poems, \"Red Sports Car\" and \"Loneliness\/Aloneness.\" Poems rise to the sublime in the final section, \"The Changing of the Gods\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\" Garton's humor and perceptions not only evoke our smiles - but à la Emily Dickinson - raise the hairs on the napes of our necks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindsey Martin-Bowen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCASHING CHECKS with Jim Morrison\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake your time. These are not poems to hurry through. Garton brings a lifetime of experience as rancher, teacher, traveler, and stroke survivor. In poem after poem, she accomplishes what she proposes in \"Minuscule Disruption of the Universe: \" \"Beauty writ large \/ for those \/ who do not blink \/ or fail to see \/ what they see.\" Garton sees and evokes meaning through details, like \"jellyfish like flying saucers \/ in a dimly lit ocean,\" and \"I'd never had a coat whose satin lining could have decorated a casket,\" and \"Have you noticed that the moon is not photogenic?\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIn three choreographed sections, Garton nails her keen observations, reflects on memories, and reveals her sassiness. You'll be glad to see things her way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Loots\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoad Trip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome immerse yourself in the art gallery of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLight Through a Cat's Ear.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Themed sections offer vivid images, evocative narratives, and startling insights. And the range of Garton's work! From offering redemption in \"Twirling the Plunger,\" \"where did I learn to dig deep and toss away what would gag,\" to making a childhood memory loom ominously in \"Pool of Mercury,\" to pastoral grace in \"Blackberry Blessing,\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\"may you go ripe with stained fingertips, berries and dreams\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estill to pick,\" to unflinching reflections on relationships, stroke recovery, and aging, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eGarton's compact linguistic portraits linger long after reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Silwance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe Remember Ourselves, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf Our Own Accord: Women's Embodied Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Victoria Garton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639807802\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639807802\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\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d","brand":"Victoria Garton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47580061303039,"sku":"9781639807802","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff5ea983-c689-4940-bacb-279d3cefc8ae.jpg?v=1763878527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/light-through-a-cats-ear-victoria-garton-9781639807802","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}