{"product_id":"the-tenth-muse-poems-and-prose-on-the-arts-paperback","title":"The Tenth Muse: Poems and Prose on the Arts - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeah Shelleda\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished poet Leah Shelleda's newest chapbook is a collection of poems and blog entries reflecting her deep sensitivity and appreciation of the arts: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If I feed her the Muse will work for attention, but her diet, her cravings, can be mysterious. Generally, she feeds on culture, but sometimes I have to make imaginal trips to specialty stores. For example, the prints of the Japanese printmakers Hiroshige and Hokusai are her sushi. She can make a main course out of a complex myth like \u003cem\u003eThe Crane Wife\u003c\/em\u003e, or the rain forest. Sometimes it's hot peppers and, on occasion, bitter herbs to remind me of those who are still enslaved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My curiosity shifts when the Muse is here. I explore images and myth and theater and nature and myself. It's not really research - more like a butterfly collecting nectar, flitting flower to flower. When I find what the Muse wants, she gives me an opening line, or fills me with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Where is the Muse when she's not here? On vacation, a religious retreat, maybe having an affair? When she arrives she gives Commandments: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI am your Muse, the Nameless One. Thou shalt have no other interests before Me. Honor My Time and keep it Holy.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis little book is a treasure of reverence and appreciation for the creative process and the artist's response to nature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 44\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.11 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 30, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53344442908979,"sku":"9781952194115","price":18.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SpttyTVDB99781952194115.webp?v=1778725634","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-tenth-muse-poems-and-prose-on-the-arts-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}