{"product_id":"poetry-from-the-desert-floor-9781470024796","title":"Poetry From the Desert Floor","description":"Patient, honest investigations of the places where external environment and personal identity clash and reshape one another.Kirkus Review..An all-encompassing context, the desert never functions as mere backdrop; rather, it infiltrates all, sometimes quite literally, as when the \"winds blow \/ off the Rockies \/ leaving dirt on the floor, \/ in the bed, \/ on the old flowered sofa, \/settling softly on the dishes.\" Nor are the human inhabitants unaffected. Under the unfiltered glare, men live harsh lives marked by violent ritual, while women labor quietly and unceasingly. Kelley's portrayals are hardly one-dimensional, however. Her poems capture a complicated, beautiful interplay of human and natural forces. Each of her subjects, no matter how unforgiving the circumstances, \"grows into a desert bloom, fragile, beautiful, human.\"...Visual imagery complements the author's atmospheric photography...Kelley's unique explorations into the intersections of ecology and identity make her well worth the read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pat Kelley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781470024796\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePat Kelley is an award winning poet earning awards from the Willamette Writers Association and the Whidbey Island Writers Association. She has been published through the Washington Poetry Association. Pat is a retired educator who now leads writers retreats and poetry workshops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45115665973363,"sku":"9781470024796","price":13.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_742c96a5-6a34-466b-b43d-770cfc856be8.jpg?v=1781789244","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/poetry-from-the-desert-floor-9781470024796","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}