{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-yellow-toni-ortner-9781639806645","title":"The Girl in the Yellow Dress","description":"Toni Ortner's chapbook \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Yellow Dress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e contains poems that map desire as she lights holy candles in the wake of grief and breathes in the sigh of a lost child.\u003cbr\u003e \"O ruined cities of my dreams\"\u003cbr\u003e \"In that cold space between stars\"\u003cbr\u003eOrtner feeds us Surrealistic poems that break before us.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Hauptman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, poet\/painter\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToni Ortner's poems take place in the hidden crevices of our lives, noticed from the corners of our eyes. They remind me of my own secrets and made me cry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarolyn North\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of l6 novels, including \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Experience of a Lifetime: Living Fully\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDying Consciously\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Girl in the Yellow Dress\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a book that reaches beyond the surfaces and takes the reader to unexpected places. \"Three hours left to build the promised snowman \/ with the ghosts of those we love.\" \"...a shining river \/ the waters are silver \/ it flows past your door.\" \"All bones and dark eyes \/ wants to ride to the end of the line.\" \"Snow \/ sifts space \/ drifts against the evening star.\" I admire the minimalism of her images and the way they cut to the core.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane Frank\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhile Listening to the Enigma Variations: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toni Ortner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639806644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639806645\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\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\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":"Toni Ortner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670618493183,"sku":"9781639806645","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-yellow-toni-ortner-9781639806645","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}