{"product_id":"scarred-resilience-suzanne-cottrell-9781954353817","title":"Scarred Resilience","description":"Suzanne Cottrell's poems create verbal jewels inspired by the natural world. These poems offer a healing movement-of-spirit, reminding us why we fell in love with poetry in the first place.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Marilyn Kallet, Knoxville Poet Laureate and Author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Our Bodies Learned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne Cottrell's poems, a synthesis of visual details, combine with her all-seeing eye for nuance and change. Her collection speaks of a life spent in the sciences where things are viewed through a microscope, often distilled as in a vintage snapshot that illustrates competition for resources, quick change in circumstances or the eternal struggle to survive. Her poem \"Transformation\" provides a clinical description of biological statistics and specimens. But, in \"Silent Stroll,\" the poet reveals the inner life of feelings and search for clarity. The poems are a delicate balance between micro-views and personal internal longings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Lynda McKinney Lambert, Author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Signs: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuzanne Cottrell's third poetry chapbook chronicles life's difficulties wrapping painful memory with the beauty of nature and offering the possibility to \"pass through the darkness into the light to follow your dreams.\" Her poems express resilience, finding strength in laughter during darker moments. In her poem \"Aged,\" the narrator asks the question - \"Have all their pages been written?\" I hope for those who love poetry, the answer for Ms. Cottrell would be \"Oh, no. There's so much more to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Anne Anthony, Author and Editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlash Fiction for Flash\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn emotional spark subtly ignites from deep within Suzann Cottrell's measured words and counted lines. Gently, yet distinctly, the reader becomes aware of the joy, understanding and love for life and nature her words convey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Maxine Reynolds Chauvaux, Co-founder of the Granville Writers' Group and Creative Life-Long Learning Workshop Facilitator\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Suzanne Cottrell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954353812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954353817\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\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Suzanne Cottrell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440196595967,"sku":"9781954353817","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_33d5a175-00bb-4102-bf87-3bbad5d0835b.jpg?v=1777180824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scarred-resilience-suzanne-cottrell-9781954353817","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}