{"product_id":"standing-in-their-fire-poems-from-a-hospital-nurse","title":"Standing in Their Fire: Poems from a Hospital Nurse","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: -.25pt; text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShawna L. Swetech\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Northern California with her husband, a dog, one cat, and nine laying hens. She has two married adult children and two granddaughters. She enjoys hiking in the local forests, sitting by the ocean, travel-trailering, and visiting family in California and North Carolina. She tends a large garden in which she grows vegetables, medicinal herbs, and a wide variety of weeds. Shawna is a mixed-media visual artist and frequently writes ekphrastic poems based on her art work. She is also a wellness coach, utilizing the teachings of Nichiren Buddhism, nature-based spiritual practices, Reiki, nutrition, medicinal herbs, flower essences, art-making, and journaling to assist clients on their healing journeys. She is a co-host for the monthly poetry reading series Rivertown Poets. Shawna believes nature, poetry, and art are important medicines for the ills of our modern world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 90 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (January 14, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52488014758072,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/swetech_front.jpg?v=1768948680","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/standing-in-their-fire-poems-from-a-hospital-nurse","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}