{"product_id":"enchantment-9798888389188","title":"Enchantment","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a two-year-old's smile to watching stars on a July night \"as a citizen of this vast and spectacular universe,\" \u003cstrong\u003eKaren Leahy \u003c\/strong\u003etruly captures the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnchantment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eof being \"a sentient being with sight and soul.\" In almost every one of the 24 poems in this collection, she reminds us that this is what all poets do. What an impressive poetry debut! Bravo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarylou Kelly Streznewski, author, \u003cem\u003eSitting in the Shade of My Own Tre\u003c\/em\u003ee, (Kelsay Books Inc., 2019)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKaren Leahy \u003c\/strong\u003eoffers a master class in presence in her new book, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEnchantment\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e Her soul-filled poetry is a dazzling music that pulls her and we, as readers, into the moment, seeing the ordinary as exceptional, and the mundane as alive with beauty and significance. An exquisite view of a soul alight with inspiration and wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCathleen O'Connor, author, \u003cem\u003e High Heels on the Hamster Wheel: A Fable for the Modern Woman \u003c\/em\u003e(Balboa Press, 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLeahy, Karen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Karen Leahy is the author of the memoir, The Summer of Yes: An Ex-Nun's Story, which won the Benjamin Franklin Award for memoir from the Independent Book Publishers Association. Poems of hers have been published in two collections of writings about illness from Fairview Press and in several anthologies. Karen has taught writing at a number of venues including public libraries, an assisted living facility, and a senior center, frequently arranging public readings for the participants' families and friends. Raised in Ohio as one of 10 children, Karen has lived in the New York area for over 50 years.","brand":"Finishing Line Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51325246636306,"sku":"9798888389188","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_72fed0f3-d37d-4d09-9da5-6c2ab2abddd7.jpg?v=1748722293","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/enchantment-9798888389188","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}