"Cat Russell does it again! Her latest poetry collection, Kaleidoscope, swirls and sways through a landscape of fact and fiction, experience and fantasy, while also providing a keen lens into life and living. It whirls the reader into wonder while remaining grounded, insightful and inquisitive. Peer into this volume's eyepiece and let it take you for a spin. - John Burroughs, U. S. Beat Poet Laureate and author of Rattle and Numb...Today I discovered/what a group of butterflies is called./ Their name is Kaleidoscope,/" begins the final nine-line stanza of Cat Russell's "Kaleidoscope," a poem sharing her book's title. Its final three lines read, "...the everchanging pattern/ a perfect fusion of shifting compliments:/ the envy of artists, flowers, and clear-blue skies./" Russell's delightfully accessible homage to butterflies is an ideal invitation into her poignant collection of 86 poems. They entice readers to savor every sip of them in a single sitting. There is something for every palate: from the humor in "Cheapskate Mid Life Crisis" and "F Bombs," to the understated predatory horror in "Servings," to the anticipatory excitement of a thunderstorm in "Foretaste." Kaledioscope showcases a writer whose talent is boundless! Cat Russell's poetry is both beguiling and intellectually intoxicating. You'll undoubtedly mark her collection a favorite. Sandra Feen, State of Ohio Beat Poet Laureate (2022-2024) Cat Russell has written a beautiful pastiche of life expressed in her unique sense of rhythmic verse, creating a feeling of awe and wonder at her penetrating obervation of its infinite variation. The real and the suureal, humanity and nature are all inked into one wondrous kaleidoscope of poetry. Doc Janning, Poet Laureate of South Euclid, Ohio " - back cover