{"product_id":"redemptions-refrain-five-cycles-from-play-to-steady-grace-paperback","title":"Redemptions Refrain: Five Cycles from Play to Steady Grace - 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\u003eD. Brandt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRedemptions Refrain\u003c\/i\u003e, D. Brandt brings his trilogy to its culminating arc, where the soul rises from descent into a long, steady answering of grace. These five cycles trace the slow rebuilding that follows deliverance--how mercy, once received, becomes a rhythm; how joy, once glimpsed, becomes a practice; and how faith, once bruised, begins to sing again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Here the poems turn from collapse to resonance, from the inner ache to the outward echo of a life remade. Through crafted forms, patterned cadences, and the discipline of refrain, Brandt shows how renewal unfolds not in sudden triumph but in repeated returning--small fidelities, quiet recognitions, and the daily choosing of hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where \u003ci\u003eDeliverance\u003c\/i\u003e revealed mercy in weakness, \u003ci\u003eRefrain\u003c\/i\u003e explores what comes after: the struggle to live upheld, to carry grace into ordinary days, and to let joy recalibrate the heart. These poems do not promise ease; they witness how the soul learns to trust its footing again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Brandt offers readers a companion for the long obedience of restored life--a poetic witness to the God who not only delivers but sustains, shaping echoes of redemption into a refrain that continues long after the storm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eD. Brandt turned a Kansas basement chemistry set into lifelong curiosity, publishing early poems in high school's \u003ci\u003eNon Pareil\u003c\/i\u003e (1973). A PhD in biochemistry from Kansas State led to decades in science. Poetry claimed him later; \u003ci\u003eRedemptions\u003c\/i\u003e is his first collection. He lives in Lafayette, Indiana, with wife Cheryl; their four children, spouses, and four grandchildren are scattered from nearby to afar. He runs barefoot and refuses easy answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.15 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54090455613747,"sku":"9798385275403","price":17.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/JVJ1ujUoAv9798385275403.webp?v=1789606177","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/redemptions-refrain-five-cycles-from-play-to-steady-grace-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}