{"product_id":"9781708767921","title":"One Hot Day, Poetry","description":"Revised Edition: LukivPress (Canada), 2019. Previously published as Her Story, a collection (Poetry of the People, USA, 2003). \/\/ An excerpt \/\/ The Kitten \/\/ A blonde girl \/ Exhales mist \/ Into the night. \/ Her eyelashes are wet; \/ She wipes her cheeks dry, \/ But she wears no makeup: \/ She is too young for that. \/\/ She calls again \/ Into every dark space, \/ Tree, and bush, \/ Into every molecule \/ For her kitten. \/\/ A car rattles past; \/\/ Her brother should not have \/ Left the porch door open \/ Three nights ago! \/\/ She bites down hard. \/ Her mother, \/ At the kitchen window, \/ Shrugs her shoulders \/ And smiles between \/ Peach-coloured curtains. \/\/ The blonde girl calls out, \/ More weakly, \/ Under the yet-barren \/ Mountain ash \/ And along the mucky trail \/ That weaves between \/ Pussy willows \/ To the lane. \/\/ At the lane she turns to \/ Glance at the roof, \/ Searching for a kitten-silhouette \/ In moonlight. \/\/ She ignores her mother's \/ Frown, \/ And later, she cries \/ Herself to sleep \/ In her hard bed; \/ She bites down often \/ And snores. \/\/ In the morning \/ She glares at herself \/ In the mirror. \/ She locks the bathroom door, \/ Shutting out her brother, \/ Her mother, too. \/\/ Today she will wear \/ Mascara, \/\/ Even if her brother laughs \/ Or her mother disapproves. \/\/ She is unskilled \/ With the little brush. \/ Her hand shakes, \/ But she is a determined \/ Young lady \/ Today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eDan Lukiv\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eIndependently Published\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eNov 16, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e46 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1708767924\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e• \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781708767921\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367043535153,"sku":"9781708767921","price":12.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/files\/9781708767921__52847.jpg?v=1732509610","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781708767921","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}