ReviewShelley Mindenโs Shape Shift is a foray into the miraculous, into a passionate, feeling cosmos that exists beneath the bland crust of the real. Mindenโs is a lifelong rebellion against lockstep societal allegiances that distract from bonds with more kindred souls and essencesโthe beset moon, a seal that materializes in her studio apartment, a blue swampflower. Itโs precisely the unwillingness of these ...Full description
ReviewShelley Mindenโs Shape Shift is a foray into the miraculous, into a passionate, feeling cosmos that exists beneath the bland crust of the real. Mindenโs is a lifelong rebellion against lockstep societal allegiances that distract from bonds with more kindred souls and essencesโthe beset moon, a seal that materializes in her studio apartment, a blue swampflower. Itโs precisely the unwillingness of these poems to settle for anything short of โexcavating ardorโ that gives them their unique tang. Minden wonโt pass through Blakean experience to find wisdom; rather, she trusts guilelessness all along and makes her leap.Deborah Woodard, author of Borrowed TalesAbout the AuthorShelley Minden is a cross-genre writer and storyteller. As a retired medical writer and editor, she is shape-shifting her work into the creative realm. She lives in Seattle, where she is an active member of the Hugo House, a center for writers. Shape Shift is her first book.