{"product_id":"between-the-earth-and-sky-9781949540093","title":"Between the Earth and Sky","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetween the Earth and Sky\u003c\/em\u003e moves the reader through stages of grief. The poems offer a brave look at loss, death, and the emotions that are difficult to express when troubled loved ones die. This narrator experiences her brother's heroin addiction and death, and the loss of her parents, through the lens of survival. We are never left in despair--alongside her are a strong husband and a grounding connection to nature. When challenged to forgive her brother, and come to terms with her father's absence and alcoholism, and her mother's depression, the narrator integrates personal pain into a more expansive view of life. Ultimately the book guides us toward the understanding that every person has their own journey, and along with the struggles that often seem unbearable are joy, healing, and the renewal that daily living can bring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKedney, Eleanor:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Eleanor Kedney is the author of the chapbook \u003cem\u003eThe Offering\u003c\/em\u003e (Liquid Light Press, 2016). Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eMiramar Poetry Journal, New Ohio Review, The Fourth River, Sliver of Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, and other journals. She has contributed to several anthologies, including \u003cem\u003eThe Cumberland River Review: The First Five Years\u003c\/em\u003e (Trevecca Nazarene University, 2018) and \u003cem\u003eThe Writers Studio at 30\u003c\/em\u003e (Epiphany Editions, 2017). Her poem Bubbles Blown through a Wand won the 2019 riverSedge Poetry Prize (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley). Kedney is the founder of the Tucson branch of the New York-based Writers Studio, and served as the director for ten years. She lives in Connecticut and Arizona with her husband, Peter Schaffer, their dog, Fred, and their cat, Ivy.","brand":"C\u0026r Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51243787780370,"sku":"9781949540093","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a13d57c8-5dc5-4e24-b0f3-4c687c36a6ec.jpg?v=1745871323","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/between-the-earth-and-sky-9781949540093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}