Goddess of Swizzle

Goddess of Swizzle invites the reader to "a feast for here and now."A recurring theme, given voice in the title poem, is a call to focus on and value the present moment-with its beauty and sorrows-rather than on some perfect scenario.Ah, an occasional flight of fancy!"Swizzle" means to stir or mix, as if with a swizzle stick. In this collection,the author-who earned her MBA from the Maryland Bartending Academy-stirs up memories from childhood, adolescence, midlife, including her passion for ekphrastic poems.This collection includes reflections on: Family, Colors, Love, Loss, Art, Healing, Celebration, Friendship, Community, Culture, Imagination.Each poem is a story/vignette, and each includes mention of a food or drink,to highlight ways we nurture ourselves and one another. These poems serve upslices of the personal, yet spring from a universal palate. May Goddess of Swizzle stimulate deep resonance for all who partake. And may these poems offer satisfaction, joy, and refreshment.

Pagina's: 126, Paperback, Apprentice House