{"product_id":"transition-thunderstorms-paperback-2","title":"Transition Thunderstorms - 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\u003eBeth Bonness\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinalist in The Poetry Box Chapbook Prize, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll her life \u003cstrong\u003eBeth Bonness\u003c\/strong\u003e tingled with the sight of approaching thunderstorms-watching them over the wide expanse of a lake or far away mountains-the electrifying steel blue background with the sun on her back reflecting an eerie Tuscan yellow light of a childhood-giggled \"storm's a coming\" cast on unsuspecting trees and anything else between you and the rain, the thunder and lighting, and unexpected life events that soak you to the bone. The poems in \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTransition Thunderstorms\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e are about life's soaking you to the bone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eTransition Thunderstorms, \u003c\/em\u003e poet Beth Bonness takes us inside the stroke victim's mind with poems playfully organized on the page to show how in the midst of a thunderstorm or a stroke, the normal rules do not apply. Her 'thanksgiving with a side of no thank you' poems show the fear and frustration, the outer and inner struggles with rare honesty and clarity.\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e -Sue Fagalde Lick, president, Oregon Poetry Association, author of\u003cem\u003e Gravel Road Ahead\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003eThe Widow at the Piano\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Anyone who has had a stunning body-breakdown can relate to Beth Bonness' exquisitely written journey into (and thru) the thunderstorms in her brain. Her words resonate with fierce beauty, angst and resilience.\"\u003cstrong\u003e -Anne Mendel, award-winning authorof \u003cem\u003eEtiquette for an Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Transition Thunderstorms\u003c\/em\u003e offers breathtaking insights into life events we find hard to talk about with the people we love most. The book is a tender and honest lifeline to reconnection. Her poetry articulates truths of recovery with gentleness and compassion and resonates hope.\"\u003cstrong\u003e -Roxanne Colyer, award-winning artist, writer, and bio-energy healer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47276893012217,"sku":"9781956285079","price":16.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VWdY9LE_eK9781956285079_cfc54211-f422-4ae5-999a-835e44d2f8eb.webp?v=1768991819","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/transition-thunderstorms-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}