{"product_id":"book-k7f2","title":"Kaleidoscope","description":"\u003cp\u003eA collection and selection of poetry by Ohio-based poet, blogger, and flash fiction author Cat Russell, author of the short story and flash fiction collection \u003cem\u003eThe Optimist's Journal of the End of Days\u003c\/em\u003e. This audiobook is read by the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCat Russell does it again! Her latest poetry collection, Kaleidoscope, swirls and sways through a landscape of fact and fiction, experience and fantasy, while also providing a keen lens into life and living. It whirls the reader into wonder while remaining grounded, insightful and inquisitive. Peer into this volume’s eyepiece and let it take you for a spin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-John Burroughs, U. S. Beat Poet Laureate (2022-2023) and author of \u003cem\u003eRattle and Numb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e…Today I discovered\/what a group of butterflies is called.\/ Their name is Kaleidoscope,\/”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ebegins the final nine-line stanza of Cat Russell’s “Kaleidoscope,” a poem sharing her book’s title. Its final three lines read, “…the everchanging pattern\/ a perfect fusion of shifting compliments:\/ the envy of artists, flowers, and clear-blue skies.\/” Russell’s delightfully accessible homage to butterflies is an ideal invitation into her poignant collection of 86 poems. They entice readers to savor every sip of them in a single sitting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThere is something for every palate: from the humor in “Cheapskate Midlife Crisis” and “F-Bombs,” to the understated predatory horror in “Servings,” to the anticipatory excitement of a thunderstorm in “Foretaste.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKaleidoscope showcases a writer whose talent is boundless! Cat Russell’s poetry is both beguiling and intellectually intoxicating. You’ll undoubtedly mark her collection a favorite.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Sandra Feen,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eState of Ohio Beat Poet Laureate (2022-2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e  *Original hardcover edition of \u003cem\u003eKaleidoscope\u003c\/em\u003e published by \u003cem\u003eVenetian Spider Press\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49440395493680,"sku":"BDk7f2","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/674324-k7f2-Square.jpg?v=1736516881","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k7f2","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}