{"product_id":"not-as-it-seems-pat-st-pierre-9781954353732","title":"Not As It Seems","description":"Pat St. Pierre tackles difficult situations fraught with emotional time-bombs in her new chapbook \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot As It Seems.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e She portrays little snapshots of life, love, and memories that we all experience as we journey through life. They are interspersed with observations of the simple pleasures of nature-a strutting tom turkey surrounded by his family, a solitary observant owl, and other vignettes of different seasons. Her poems, though tinged with sadness, ultimately offer hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bill Chatfield, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe are Stardust\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat St. Pierre's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNot As It Seems\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a haunting collection that examines beneath the surfaces to expose secrets and illusions. Some are from the natural world-branches that sparkle like crystals on an icy day transform back to ordinary and bare. Others are human-shadows, memories, and ghosts. We follow St. Pierre \"through rugged terrain\" and are altered by the experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jennifer Dotson, founder of Highland Park Poetry and author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eLate Night Talk Show Fantasy \u0026amp; Other Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat St Pierre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954353731\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954353732\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 36\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.09d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pat St Pierre","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440196628735,"sku":"9781954353732","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1becb99c-6d39-4965-9d8d-26b79ad6c978.jpg?v=1777180824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/not-as-it-seems-pat-st-pierre-9781954353732","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}