{"product_id":"the-catalog-of-small-contentments-carolyn-martin-9781948461856","title":"The Catalog of Small Contentments","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her fifth collection, \u003cem\u003eThe Catalog of Small Contentments\u003c\/em\u003e, Carolyn Martin celebrates the aesthetic she has embraced for decades. It is found in Sting's comment, \"All my life I have tried to find the truth and make it beautiful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese delightfully accessible poems sparkle with beauty as they revel in truths inspired by a host of poets, artists, and philosophers from Billy Collins and Mary Oliver to Teilhard de Chardin and Claude Monet; from Virginia Wolf and Maggie Smith to Henry James and Joan Miró.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey also draw beautiful truths from the natural world that surrounds the poet. Feral cats, squirrels, Steller's jays, slugs, moles, and maple trees appear throughout the collection. Even an errant fly and spider earn lessons on how to survive in an unfriendly world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinally, Martin's obsession with unique words inundates these poems. Words like anatidaephobia, hypnopedia, superannuation, blamestorming, and funemployed offer readers the opportunity to enjoy the poet's wordplay while expanding their own vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether she's chatting with an antic ant or pondering Monet's myopia, Martin is committed to the small contentments that fill her days and inhabit these poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Martin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948461854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948461856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box Select\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Carolyn Martin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990606414079,"sku":"9781948461856","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1796f71d-ef0c-414b-9d40-7cc7d529214c.jpg?v=1683305619","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-catalog-of-small-contentments-carolyn-martin-9781948461856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}