{"product_id":"the-tenth-muse-leah-shelleda-9781952194115","title":"The Tenth Muse: Poems and Prose on the Arts","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished poet Leah Shelleda's newest chapbook is a collection of poems and blog entries reflecting her deep sensitivity and appreciation of the arts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If I feed her the Muse will work for attention, but her diet, her cravings, can be mysterious. Generally, she feeds on culture, but sometimes I have to make imaginal trips to specialty stores. For example, the prints of the Japanese printmakers Hiroshige and Hokusai are her sushi. She can make a main course out of a complex myth like \u003cem\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, or the rain forest. Sometimes it's hot peppers and, on occasion, bitter herbs to remind me of those who are still enslaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My curiosity shifts when the Muse is here. I explore images and myth and theater and nature and myself. It's not really research - more like a butterfly collecting nectar, flitting flower to flower. When I find what the Muse wants, she gives me an opening line, or fills me with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Where is the Muse when she's not here? On vacation, a religious retreat, maybe having an affair? When she arrives she gives Commandments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am your Muse, the Nameless One. Thou shalt have no other interests before Me. Honor My Time and keep it Holy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis little book is a treasure of reverence and appreciation for the creative process and the artist's response to nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leah Shelleda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952194113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952194115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e River Sanctuary Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.11d","brand":"Leah Shelleda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442743816447,"sku":"9781952194115","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_725b8929-1168-431d-9318-7afa0a119ef6.jpg?v=1777199473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tenth-muse-leah-shelleda-9781952194115","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}