{"product_id":"daffodils-december-poems-unexpected-life-9798218628543-new","title":"Daffodils in December: Poems from an Unexpected Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDaffodils in December: Poems from an Unexpected Life\u003c\/em\u003e, Alice Bingham Gorman's beautifully crafted poems take readers from the poet's early childhood to her eighties. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the words of poet Richard Blanco, \"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA book for anyone who has ever asked the proverbial question of life's meaning.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning a lifetime, Alice Bingham Gorman's Daffodils in December traverses both loss and joy, clearly rendering both the harsher outer world of fact and the inner world of our secret hearts. This is a collection of poems both tender and tough, always enjoying the light, not fearful of the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eDaffodils in December\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlice Gorman's commitment to the imagination, the spirit, and love guides her through doubts, guilt, and grief, leaving open, through it all, \"the gift of possibility.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jeffrey Harrison, author of Between Lakes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLively and smart, with unexpected metaphors and a beautifully relaxed voice, surprise images abound in Alice Gorman's wonderful collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Molly Peacock, author of The Widow's Crayon Box\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeartful and genuine, these poems collectively and consciously render the earned wisdom and joys of a life well-worth living with all its emotional complexities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Richard Blanco, author of Homeland of My Body\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EIGOMANGA","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":51543459168546,"sku":"9798218628543-new","price":11.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0893\/4755\/5618\/files\/9798218628543.jpg?v=1776381007","url":"https:\/\/www.albakireads.com\/products\/daffodils-december-poems-unexpected-life-9798218628543-new","provider":"AlbakiReads","version":"1.0","type":"link"}