{"product_id":"loose-ends-brenda-linkeman-9798899750250","title":"Loose Ends","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are some lines in the poem \"Particles\" that serve as a description for this lovely collection, taken as a whole: \"think past particles\/and fractal spaces\/where words move.\" The section \u003cem\u003eLight and Color\u003c\/em\u003e lures you in with the subtlety of the light and color play of the prairie, before forcing you to \"think past particles\" and embrace color as a tangible, three-dimensional, solid thing. \"Are we breathing color?\" the poet asks and, later, talks about \"rivers of blue sound\" that invite you to \"listen with your eyes.\" The collection, \u003cem\u003eLoose Ends, \u003c\/em\u003eis full of inventive juxtaposition that continually asks the reader to think differently about nature, about time, and about space. And, therefore, about relationships. It is a collection you will want to stay with for awhile, dipping in and out as time and fancy permit, \" because there is a pause before arriving-\" or finishing. \"before finding a pattern.\" A collection you will want to return to, time and again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Joan Hawkins, \u003cem\u003eSchool and Suicide, The Burroughs Hour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brenda Linkeman's \u003cem\u003eLoose Ends \u003c\/em\u003eis like stepping into a Monet painting where colors become concepts and every line is filled with light. With a style best described as \"ancient master,\" each poem is a meditation on an emotion, stripped down to its essence. Her poems, such as \"Walking Into Water,\" \"Unspoken,\" and \"Sand Timer,\" are filled with bare-bone wisdom that gently guide the reader to places of healing and peace.Brenda's poems are part Taoist verse, part Buddhist Koan, and all masterfully written. \u003cem\u003eLoose Ends\u003c\/em\u003e is the book I didn't realize I needed and, much like a beautiful painting, I'll return to again and again.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Chris Dean Author, Co-Founder of Keeping The Flame Alive Press; Indiana Beat Poet Laureate (2025-2027)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Linkeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798899750250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spartan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Brenda Linkeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743116734719,"sku":"9798899750250","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loose-ends-brenda-linkeman-9798899750250","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}