{"product_id":"vellum-leaves-and-lettered-skins-paperback","title":"Vellum Leaves and Lettered Skins - 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\u003eColleen Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComplex emotions and experiences are woven into the architecture of Vellum Leaves and Lettered Skins, where the reader is both captured and freed by meditations on perseverance and survival. While fables and mythology tower over our literary landscape casting a long shadow, Anderson uses electrifying retellings in verse to illuminate new meaning in well-known tales.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStraddling the line between universal and deeply personal, this lush garden of poems has been seeded in a fairytale realm but grows beyond such boundaries into horror, fantasy, and confessional poetry. Anderson deftly prunes her concepts down to their powerful cores, revealing the truths at the root of our folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a world of princes and witches, of maidens and curses, brute force and heroic conquest can fail in the face of a gilded cage. Here, poems affirm the strength of subtlety and soft power as the untold stories of women shape the fortunes of entire kingdoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Each poem is a delicate yet powerful exploration of identity, autonomy, and the enduring strength found in embracing one's story.\" \u003cstrong\u003eAngela Yuriko Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e two-time Bram Stoker Award(R) winner, publisher of \u003cem\u003eSpace and Time\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anderson weaves both the dark autumnal viscera of memory and hope with wild dreamscape, and the fantastic into a personal and poetic tapestry that allows readers to walk their own path through strange and beautiful gardens.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMaxwell I. Gold\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker Award(R) nominee, \u003cem\u003eBleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a luminous work that hums with longing, each poem, each small reveal, delivering an ache of recognition.\" \u003cstrong\u003eLee Murray\u003c\/strong\u003e Multiple Stoker winner, author of \u003cem\u003eFox Spirit on a Distant Cloud\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There is visceral magic in this poetic masterwork born of the deep and tragic humanity found within the prison of the lonely self.\" \u003cstrong\u003eJamal Hodge\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker Award(R) nominee, \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Between the Twilight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Natural imagery is the cloak of this richly layered tapestry.\" \u003cstrong\u003eDenise Dumars\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd Place Rhysling Award winner, Pushcart \u0026amp; Elgin Award nominee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Mad poetic honey in hemlock tea, sinister sweetness only hides deadly sap. Fairy tales and mythology fracture and reform, showing their sharp teeth and transformations.\" \u003cstrong\u003ePixie Bruner\u003c\/strong\u003e Rhysling Chair 2025, author of\u003cem\u003e The Body as Haunted\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Anderson's beautiful voice sings stronger than ever here, sprouting curiosity at every turn, and taking your thoughts to places you'll never predict.\" \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Arnzen\u003c\/strong\u003e Bram Stoker Award(R) winner, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Gorelets Omnibus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52731088011571,"sku":"9781947879935","price":23.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XiaZJQfTT69781947879935.webp?v=1763848656","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/vellum-leaves-and-lettered-skins-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}