{"product_id":"goddess-of-swizzle-9781627206242","title":"Goddess of Swizzle","description":"\u003cp\u003eGoddess of Swizzle invites the reader to \"a feast for here and now.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA recurring theme, given voice in the title poem, is a call to focus on and value the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent moment-with its beauty and sorrows-rather than on some perfect scenario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAh, an occasional flight of fancy!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Swizzle\" means to stir or mix, as if with a swizzle stick. In this collection, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe author-who earned her MBA from the Maryland Bartending Academy-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estirs up memories from childhood, adolescence, midlife, including her passion \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor ekphrastic poems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes reflections on: Family, Colors, Love, Loss, Art, Healing, Celebration, Friendship, Community, Culture, Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach poem is a story\/vignette, and each includes mention of a food or drink, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto highlight ways we nurture ourselves and one another. These poems serve up\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eslices of the personal, yet spring from a universal palate. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay Goddess of Swizzle stimulate deep resonance for all who partake. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd may these poems offer satisfaction, joy, and refreshment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apprentice House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781627206242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.27d","brand":"Shirley J. Brewer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302256472245,"sku":"9781627206242","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0ac5f72-55d9-4c79-8d51-faad9b776148.jpg?v=1772552606","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/goddess-of-swizzle-9781627206242","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}