{"product_id":"postcards-from-a-dream-johanna-ely-9781421836485","title":"Postcards From a Dream","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt's a stunning act of courage when Johanna Ely manipulates twenty-six letters and spells out a depth of pain, yearning, and everyday contemplations from the alphabet soup of her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer voice, attuned to brilliant imagery, is both subtle and striking as she wields her palette of pinks, greys, and metallic threads over each page of this collection. She's a language artist who travels through dappled sunlight and bleak shadows to bare her gifted essence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohanna Ely is the author of two chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eTransformation\u003c\/em\u003e (2015) and \u003cem\u003eTides of the Heart-Poems for Benicia\u003c\/em\u003e (2018). She is an award-winning poet and had a poem nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2018. She has been published in many journals and anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThe Poeming Pigeon \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eCalifornia Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. Johanna served as the sixth poet laureate for Benicia, California. In 2018, she collected poems written by the Benicia First Tuesday Poets and put forth the anthology, \u003cem\u003eLight and Shadow\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Benicia Literary Arts. She hosts the monthly series, Poetry Inside Out, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003einviting poets from all over the Bay Area to come to Benicia and read their work. She also enjoys writing ekphrastic poetry and has coordinated many ekphrastic readings at the local galleries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johanna Ely\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421836483\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421836485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blue Light Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Johanna Ely","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941912281343,"sku":"9781421836485","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_961da3d0-5313-4284-8e70-46bba6401382.jpg?v=1681455677","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/postcards-from-a-dream-johanna-ely-9781421836485","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}