{"product_id":"seasonal-wonderings-ellie-bates-9781639802289","title":"Seasonal Wonderings: Poems for Summer Fall Winter Spring","description":"Ellie Bates is a visionary of the natural world. Whether it be the land, the sky, the sea, the dunes, the trees, Ellie looks at them all with a unique eye full of understanding and love...and they look back at her. She is a friend of the natural world, and in her poems, she shares a vision of nature that we only \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e we see. This is a lovely read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Jill Jupen, Martha's Vineyard Poet Laureate, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Space Between\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEllie Bates's poetry collection \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeasonal Wonderings\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efollows the seasons on the island of Martha's Vineyard, from the first crocus's \"purple head pushing\" through snow, through June lavender \"exploded in the herb garden like fireworks,\" to a child's mitten \"hanging on the playground fence,\" with the main theme being 'paying attention'... to the world, to our reactions to it, and to the passing of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Donald Nitchie, author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eDriving Lessons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and leader of Poetry Drop-in Writing Sessions, Martha's Vineyard Chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellie Bates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639802282\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639802289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.12d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ellie Bates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927597109503,"sku":"9781639802289","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_754ceeb1-c403-4cf6-a5f2-fe4a7c047c45.jpg?v=1749372365","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seasonal-wonderings-ellie-bates-9781639802289","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}