{"product_id":"ink-paperback-1","title":"Ink - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDebra J. Nordyke\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebra Nordyke's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eINK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the definition of poetry that matters. Her exquisite ability to convey the most horrific of experiences and the rawest of emotions is nothing short of masterful. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eINK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis not an easy read, but tomes bearing the raw experience of the soul never are. Nordyke transforms the trauma of her past into an unignorable scream for justice. This is a book that the world needs, and everyone needs to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Benger\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRust Stain Reality\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eINK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a tough read but not because Debra Nordyke fails in any way to convey the darkness of abuse in her poems. \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eINK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a tough read because the monsters she writes about defiantly lurk in our minutes, our headlines. Walk our streets. Inhabit debate. Scandalize our homes. Scar our kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Grandpa's hands ... slice me open. His tongue ... plucks out my voice. Iron fist, he holds up his prize ... my silence\" (\"Escaping Mist\"). \"I morph into a ragdoll. No mouth to scream. Blank eyes stare\" (\"Ambush: Haibun\"). \"Behind my eyes, it sits, it gathers\" (\"Liquid Pain\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eINK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a disturbing read but sadly, a necessary disturbance.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eIf you fall asleep reading this one, prepare yourself for nightmares. Nightmares that enlighten and reveal. Nightmares that somehow, someway, lead to the light, \"If I could paint me upon this canvas too, I imagine yellow, like a field of wild buttercups swaying with happy blooms in the wind\" (\"A New Hue\").\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Jurkovic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2025-2027 Poet Laureate of Ulster County, NY and author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCircling Planes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67837772955800,"sku":"9798901468722","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/yuUr-xuRrO9798901468722.webp?v=1793285427","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobookstore.com\/products\/ink-paperback-1","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}