{"product_id":"daffodils-in-december-poems-from-an-unexpected-life-paperback","title":"Daffodils in December: Poems from an Unexpected Life - 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\u003eAlice Bingham Gorman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFlora K. Schildknecht\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 58\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53579537842483,"sku":"9798218628543","price":10.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/daffodils-in-december-poems-from-an-unexpected-life-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}