{"product_id":"9781456850098","title":"Catching the Dream: Poems Inspired By Susan Boyle","description":"\"Whatever your taste in poetry, whether you're looking for traditionally rhymed verse, figurative language, or word play, you'll find something to suit you in Catching the Dream.  \u003cbr\u003eMany of the poems speak clearly of the collection's muse, Susan Boyle.   The messages of the poems apply to all of us as we deal with the disappointments and triumphs that patchwork our lives.  \u003cbr\u003eCatching the Dream is a collection destined for the night stand or the table near a comfortable chair where the poetry can be tasted and savored during life's quiet moments.\"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eConnie Jordan Green, author of the novels The War at Home and Emmy and two books of poems, Slow Children Playing and Regret Comes to Tea.     \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cbr\u003e\"It has been a pleasure getting to know the Golden Girls, fourteen women from five countries who write poetry in honor of Scottish songstress Susan Boyle.  Some poems are deeply philosophical and awe-inspiring.  Others are joyous and fanciful.  All express a love of life and the bond that grows among friends.  The variety of work keeps the reader going from poem to poem in expectation. Catching the Dream is a collection well worth reading with an open heart. \"  \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eNancy Navratil, the former Editorial Head of the Independent Studies Program at Maryville College, TN, has edited the book, Quality in Common by Elizabeth Ridley Hackworth.    \u003cbr\u003e                \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\"Catching the Dream is a poetic tribute both inspiring and thought-provoking.\"  \u003cbr\u003e Matilde J. Sutter, PhD., author of  Determinacao e Mudanca de Sexo: Aspectos Medico-Legais, Sao Paulo.                      \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47140862525680,"sku":"9781456850098","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456850098_p0.jpg?v=1763858101","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456850098","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}