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In continuing SHINE's mini book series for the month of October, I'm pleased to feature Held Inside the Folds of Time by Merril D. Smith, which launched this week from JC STUDIO Press. I was honored to write the Foreword for this lovely collection (read it below). In addition to the evocative poetry in the book, Merril's gorgeous photography is a delightful feast for the eyes. To purchase your copy, simply click on the book cover art, or go to your country's Amazon marketplace. Congratulations, Merril! Held Inside the Folds of Time by Merril D. Smith, has so much to offer – unfolding, as it were, before the reader with layers of intimacy and grace. As one might suspect from the title, she addresses memories – both personal, and cultural. In “Sister Songs” and “Winter Birches” the reader is given a glimpse into the rich family life that Merril values. Throughout the book, she speaks to topics of mothering, daughtering, and sistering. And, in poems like “The Toll of the Toil,” and “At the Corner of First and Always,” we glimpse a bit of Americana – both its sadness and its hope. But there is a metaphysical aspect to Merril’s work as well. I particularly enjoyed “Suspended, Surrounded” and “The Power of Gravity and Light.” And, Merril’s lyrical style does not disappoint: Birds sing the harmonies of stars, trees and seas bear primeval secrets, tremulous whispers flow underground and across continents, waves of knowledge break on fallow shores, snippets coast on spindrift (from “How I Learned”). If I have one criticism, it’s that this gorgeous collection ended too soon, as I would happily spend many ‘folds of time’ reading Merril’s rich and evocative words! -SAMANTHA TERRELL, EIC SHINE international poetry series   Merril D. Smith writes from southern New Jersey. Her work has been published widely in poetry journals and anthologies. Her collection River Ghosts (Nightingale & Sparrow Press) was Black Bough Poetry’s December 2022 Book of the Month. Held Inside the Folds of Time (JC STUDIO Press), is available now.
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SHINE - International Poetry Series
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In poetry, Samantha Terrell, EIC SYLVIA PLATH
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