{"product_id":"woolgathering-9780811219440","title":"Woolgathering","description":"A great book about becoming an artist, \u003cem\u003eWoolgathering\u003c\/em\u003e tells of a youngster finding herself as she learns the noble vocation of woolgathering, \"a worthy calling that seemed a good job for me.\" She discovers--often at night, often in nature--the pleasures of rescuing \"a fleeting thought.\" Deeply moving, Wool- gathering calls up our own memories, as the child \"glimpses and gleans, piecing together a crazy quilt of truths.\" Smith introduces us to her tribe, \"a race of cloud dwellers,\" and to the fierce, vital pleasures of cloud watching and stargazing and wandering.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A radiant new autobiographical piece, \"Two Worlds\" (which was not in the original 1992 Hanuman edition of \u003cem\u003eWoolgathering\u003c\/em\u003e), and the author's photographs and illustrations are also included. \u003cem\u003eWoolgathering\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates the sacred nature of creation with Smith's beautiful style, acclaimed as \"glorious\" (NPR), \"spellbinding\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e), \"rare and ferocious\" (\u003cem\u003eSalon\u003c\/em\u003e), and \"shockingly beautiful\" (\u003cem\u003eNew York Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmith, Patti:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003ePatti Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, performer, visual artist, and author of the National Book Award-winning memoir \u003cem\u003eJust Kids\u003c\/em\u003e. She has twelve albums, has had numerous gallery shows, and continues to give concerts of her music and poetry. Her books include \u003cem\u003eEarly Work\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Coral Sea, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eWitt, Babel, Auguries of Innocence\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWoolgathering, Land 250, Trois\u003c\/em\u003e, and many others. She lives in New York.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328663949586,"sku":"9780811219440","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8fcd260f-2dcc-4969-9b72-c9751a3dc207.jpg?v=1727747263","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/woolgathering-9780811219440","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}