{"product_id":"songbirds-paperback-2","title":"Songbirds - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoseanna Lucarelli\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSongbirds, recently released by Newman Springs Publishing, was originally written 25 years ago during a period of unemployment that led the author, RoseAnna Lucarelli, back to teaching and, left her little time to write. RoseAnna approached Ms. Gwendolyn Davis, Senior Librarian, 96\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Street Branch of the New York Public Library and asked for a critique of her manuscript humbly bound at Staples, written on a laptop purchased at a thrift store. Mrs. Davis, acknowledged posthumously, took the time from her busy schedule coordinating poetry events, to read the original manuscript and, unequivocally encouraged her to read aloud at Barnes \u0026amp; Noble and the NYPL. She did - to welcoming audiences! During that period, the East Side Rapist terrorized the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and RoseAnna started \u003cem\u003eRose Petals\u003c\/em\u003e, a fictionalized screenplay about a woman, stalked and attacked by a rapist who terrorized the Upper East Side; the protagonist struggles with forgiveness - a theme that has haunted the author. Forgiveness; Love: Familial, Pets, Nature; Kindness; Time, Life, Death; and a cast of characters, beguiling and dastardly, are themes the author has explored, hoping, like Emily Dickinson, that she has written for people who do not read poetry.\u003cbr\u003e An article published in the \u003cem\u003eChestnut Hill Local\u003c\/em\u003e, by Len Lear, Features Editor, \"Expecting rejection but accepted by first publisher!\"; tributes to her parents, Italian heritage; a story about her heroine dog; and photographs are included in the volume whose cover was designed by the author. \u003cbr\u003eWithin one month of its release, \u003cem\u003eSongbirds \u003c\/em\u003ehas been accepted for inclusion in the collections of the Philadelphia Free Library, PA; Warminster Public Library, PA; Doylestown Public Library, PA; Lambertville Public Library, Lambertville, NJ; and Montserrat College of Art, MA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Wind Songs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWind songs echo \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a room called home\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpening and closing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYesterday's door\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil I beg them\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo sing no more\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChanting to a burning hearth\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlirting with each flickering flame\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill asking me to praise your name\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTimeless fires burning long\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKissed to life by warm wind songs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForce me to remember\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am alone with the embers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42733081428031,"sku":"9781638816621","price":20.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/127180d4368dacd0f08691281132f72f.webp?v=1765134678","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/songbirds-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}