{"product_id":"a-little-excitement-paperback","title":"A Little Excitement - 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\u003eNancy Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Nancy Scott's most recent collection of poetry, \u003ci\u003e A Little Excitement, \u003c\/i\u003e the reader is introduced to a wealth of surreal, off-beat, highly inventive poetry that signals a shift in what we believe to be true. Scott suggests it is like a tonic for these terrible times, where long-held norms have been trashed, and we question what we hear and see as fact or falsehood. But Scott does not fall into the trap of rant but rather takes the high road, each poem sparkling with wit and surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn many poems, animals and humans co-exist in surprising ways, as in \u003ci\u003ePlaying Chess with the Muskrat\u003c\/i\u003e or in \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant in England, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere the caged pachyderm bemoans that he can't stand the stench of humans or in The Bear when a great furry paw whacks the storyteller's head because he has messed up the bear's joke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn poems like \u003ci\u003eDining with Death, The Old Woman at the End of the Block, Paradise, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Noodle Doctor \u003c\/i\u003ethe reader is thrust into surreal landscapes that feel oddly familiar (and weirdly possible). Or at an art exhibit where all the collages are cardboard cutouts that are quickly consumed, one visitor, noting that supermarket food is often blander and tougher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach delightful poem is an eye into a new reality. Nothing is as it was. After having savored Scott's words, there is the distinct notion that with a little ingenuity and considerable luck, we, too, can find a way out of the current morass we find ourselves in. When Chicken Licken imagined that the sky was falling, \u003ci\u003e she prayed it would land on the King's head, then peace would reign in the kingdom again.\u003c\/i\u003e Go girl!\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 68\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.16 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47938929623261,"sku":"9781952326738","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/FP9WQDSH8p9781952326738.webp?v=1779205956","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-little-excitement-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}