Patterns

Carol Smallwood expertly searches out connection-in time, in memory, in the world-and her intricate, textured lines fashion beautiful wholes out of these constituent parts."Myth, history and fairy tale are spun anew at Smallwood's wheel." --Joan Gelfand, development chair, Women's National Book Association"A wonderful exercise in poetic mindfulness, Smallwood's poems captivate the reader as they delight in life's small moments, knowledge, and sensations." --Heather Beirne, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries"Smallwood's use of science gives a larger scope to her works, demonstrating an ambitious ascent from the mundane." --Evan Mantyk, president of the Society of Classical Poets"Smallwood's poetry elicits the beauty and joy of everyday miracles, from dust to dandelions, laundry to leaves, and asks the simple questions that humans ponder in quiet amazement of our shared world." --Diana Lennon, Greenburgh Public Library, New York"Patterns: Moments in Time allows you see the patterns of life in a whole new way." --B. Lynn Goodwin, managing editor, Writer Advice"These selections are alluringly, deceptively simple; refracted through a perfect plain style and troubadour forms, Smallwood's natural and domestic images gently shift our everyday consciousness deeper into feeling, thought, and vision." --Patricia Brown, Northwestern State University of Louisiana"Carol Smallwood's poetry reignites the feeling of awe in the mundane." --Steve Glines, editor-at-large, Wilderness House Literary Review"This collection inspires wonder and entices us to explore the mystery and complexity in simple things." --Jennifer L. Dean, University of Detroit Mercy Libraries & Instructional Design Studio"I love Smallwood's clarity: she slips between free form poems and demanding classic poems with ease that is so right, so comfortable." --Carolyn Howard-Johnson, award-winning author of Imperfect Echoes and other books and chapbooks of poetry