{"product_id":"meet-me-out-there-paperback","title":"Meet Me Out There - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShutta Crum\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet Me Out There, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003etrees don't threaten to topple in a storm; instead they \"bend to bless you\" in Shutta Crum's sunny new chapbook. Her poems are delightful excursions into language as well as life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eEnid Shomer, \u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlorida Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShutta invites the reader to join her on a passage. Like a line from her first poem, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet Me Out There, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e this collection of poems strings together \"wet footprints trailing through fields,\" each an authentic, still-moist impression leading to another. She conjures out of Africa our \"First Mother,\" from maples thrumming cicadas, from within \"where pools are memory deep,\" and colors with \"impatient greens and heart-deep browns.\" She shows us how sublime an ache can be, and the constancy of love in a grandfather's dimming. She is playful and reverent about feelings, especially in \"One Winter's Day.\" Shutta does not shy from grief, but also does not wallow in it. She finds the meaningful objects and people that bring living to a place of understanding and heart. She doesn't paint a hopeful dawn, but Shutta offers her hand through her poetry as both solace and encouragement. I \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eget\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e this book. You should too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003eMark Andrew James Terry, \u003c\/b\u003eEditor, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eOf Poets \u0026amp; Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 70\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.17 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750187172128,"sku":"9781639804450","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b4ba4458240e10314bd50602f33caa8f.webp?v=1779945444","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/meet-me-out-there-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}