{"product_id":"9781893996199","title":"Whatever Shines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Whatever Shines\u003c\/i\u003e is an admirable and dazling first collection. The voice is undisputably unique and haunting and one looks forward to anything the poet writes in the future.\" —Jim Harrison\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The writing of Kathleen McGookey shines more brightly than most fine things we feel pleasure to read. Celebrate it!\" —Naomi Shihab Nye\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"At first, you don’t turn the antique coin, don’t feel the chip in the crystal, the dented armor, you just coo in admiration. You simply close your hand around whatever shines...\"\u003c\/i\u003e —from the title poem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen McGookey\u003c\/b\u003e holds a Ph.D. in literature from Western Michigan University. She is managing editor of \u003ci\u003eThird Coast\u003c\/i\u003e and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 1998. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Pine Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051439997168,"sku":"9781893996199","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781893996199_p0.jpg?v=1763610108","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781893996199","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}