{"product_id":"oasis-poems-paintings-paperback-1","title":"Oasis: Poems \u0026 Paintings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Williams-Chassot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Oasis\" is a refuge of comfort and safety, a plunge into beauty, a respite from toil. It can offer a pause for reflection on the journey; perhaps a time for Memories of \"Ice cream on a hot sidewalk where childhood skipped...\" This precious resource, Laura Williams-Chassot reveals is within. It is not kind, not necessarily gentle, with Memories of \"Healing pain that can't be fixed;\" but is nurturing. It is not always accessible. But it is there-or here. Even when the worst confronts us, our individual paths can lead us to an oasis of sustaining energy and insight.\u003cbr\u003e This volume of poetry forms a loosely sketched narrative, each work a way station on an autobiographical pilgrimage. Each element stands alone with its particular subject matter, structure, and vocabulary--not a series but a metaphorical possibility. The poet is a painter. The ­painting is a poem.\u003cbr\u003e But essentially Laura is the elusive trickster who engages simple ­observation as a mirror of paradoxical truths. A poet who enlists the reader as an ally while -­reserving facets and riddles of understanding to be ­revealed in future encounters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47177044787449,"sku":"9780982025598","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/hcnRt-b7yn9780982025598_a02cd19a-33d0-4e80-b5ac-d11cc42b509f.webp?v=1767693668","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/oasis-poems-paintings-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}