{"product_id":"the-illusiveness-of-gray-carol-smallwood-9781954353367","title":"The Illusiveness of Gray","description":"Carol Smallwood writes with the passion of a watercolorist determined to paint the smallest detail yet keep the broader vision clearly in focus before us.\u003cp\u003e-Steve Glines, Editor, \u003ci\u003eWilderness House Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile reading \u003ci\u003eIllusiveness of Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, I often laughed-out-loud and paused to reflect, enjoying how she has formed associations between science, mythology, history, and everyday living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Robert Erlandson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus Engineering, Wayne State University; Author, \u003ci\u003eAWE\u003c\/i\u003e, 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Smallwood is a modern poet not afraid to return to tradition. The result is a depth that is satisfying and powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Evan Mantyk, President, The Society of Classical Poets, Mount Hope, New York \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmallwood looks at perception and illusion in everyday life, mythology, and multiverses taking you to parallel worlds and back again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Maggie Frisch, Editor, \u003ci\u003eWorking Writer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom cosmos to bubbles in our soda glasses, Carol captures with a keen and curious eye.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer, Founder, Editor, \u003ci\u003eAdanna Literary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarl Smallwood leads readers through times of timelessness, across shades of color, and into reflections of the world and self, effectively \"bringing wonder about multiple universes.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Maryann Mori, Library Consultant, Iowa Library Services\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarol Smallwood, a master of form and free verse, cleverly offers us a unique perspective from the workings of her keen intellect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Theresa Rodriguez, \u003ci\u003eLonger Thoughts\u003c\/i\u003e (Shanti Arts, 2020)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMs. Smallwood is fearless when it comes to fulfilling the demands of traditional forms and is not shy at all about producing nonce forms of her own invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-C.B. Anderson, Author, \u003ci\u003eMortal Soup and the Blue Yonder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRoots in the Sky, Boots on the Ground\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmallwood's work illuminates the cosmos while meticulously capturing tender moments and mythological to the modern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Catherine Keller, Author, \u003ci\u003eSonder: A Collection of Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carol Smallwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1954353367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781954353367\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Carol Smallwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440196137215,"sku":"9781954353367","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b54d836c-12e9-4143-9345-57bf9cc73d6c.jpg?v=1777180819","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-illusiveness-of-gray-carol-smallwood-9781954353367","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}