{"product_id":"the-reunion-float","title":"The Reunion Float","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin Shyne\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lifelong writer, whose career included 12 years as a freelance magazine writer and 23 years as a corporate speechwriter. Writing poetry in his spare time, he took a deeper dive into creative writing after his retirement in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin and his wife Debi raised their two daughters in the Chicago suburbs, before moving to Princeton, a small town in North Central Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin is active in the Illinois River Valley poetry community, taking part in poetry readings and critique workshops. In 2023, Kevin and a small group of volunteers organized \u003cem\u003ePoetic Voices,\u003c\/em\u003e showcasing the poetry of seven local poets. Previously the same group of volunteers organized T\u003cem\u003ehe Festival of the Written Word, \u003c\/em\u003ea one-day celebration of creative writing for students at eight high schools in Bureau County, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin writes poetry to discover, record, and reflect on observations that might otherwise be lost in the swirling current of day-to-day living. Kevin is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Faith of Fragile Things, \u003c\/em\u003ea collection of poems published in 2022 by Kelsay Books. His poems have also been published in numerous journals and recognized in poetry competitions sponsored by the Niles (Illinois) Public Library and \u003cem\u003eThe Bureau County Republican\u003c\/em\u003e newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 86 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (September 5, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53362152800565,"sku":"sfx1787286987676","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0059\/3717\/files\/the-reunion-float_1.jpg?v=1787286993","url":"https:\/\/trelivora.com\/products\/the-reunion-float","provider":"trelivora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}