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Sign & Breath

by Christal Brown, Dante DiStefano, Michael Waters, Bruce Bond, Shara McCallum, Tim Seibles, Claire Bateman, Dominique Christina, Rita Banerjee, Bianca Stone, Nell-Lynn Perera, D. M. Aderibigbe, William Heyen, Diana Whitney, Kristina Marie Darling, Cynthia Hogue, Arthur Sza, Christine Gelineau, H.L. Hix, Colum McCann, Haleh Liza Gafori, Kaylynn Sullivan TwoTrees, Shin Yu Pai, Ru Freeman, Felice Belle, Alycia D. Jenkins, Jerome Rothenberg, Fred D'Aguiar, Diane Raptosh, Sheryl St. Germain, Bruce Smith, Jeff Talarigo, Mihaela Moscaliuc, Lynn Kozak, Carolyn Finney, Remica Bingham-Risher, Carol Moldaw, Steven Reese, Nin Andrews, Jeff Diteman, Angelique Palmer, Philip Metres, Damon Honeycutt, Tanure Ojaide, Morowa Yejide, Kazim Ali, Rashidah Ismaili Abu-Baker ...

Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions. ... Read more

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Sign & Breath is a new critical anthology that takes a different approach to exploring these questions: What is poetry? What defines voice? Featuring a range of contemporary artists, many of whom work across different mediums and genres, Sign & Breath introduces the reader to one page that sings in any genre – prose, fiction, poetry, spoken word, hybrid forms, and song – across diverse traditions.
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The Pillow Museum

Stories

by Claire Bateman ...

A collection of 56 flash fictions, micro-essays, and contemporary fables about the burden on women and families.The Pillow Museum is a collection of 56 flash fictions, micro-essays, and contemporary fables set in various simulacra of our world. Claire Bateman’s gorgeous prose captures the imagination with closely observed details of people and places that are startlingly familiar yet unreal, where ... Read more

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A collection of 56 flash fictions, micro-essays, and contemporary fables about the burden on women and families.The Pillow Museum is a collection of 56 flash fictions, micro-essays, and contemporary fables set in various simulacra of our world. Claire Bateman’s gorgeous prose captures the imagination with closely observed details of people and places that are startlingly familiar yet unreal, where
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How Poetry Can Change Your Heart

by Andrea Gibson, Megan Falley ...

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A simple guide to the transformative power of reading and writing poems, from two acclaimed spoken-word artists.How can a poem transform a life? Could poetry change the world? In this accessible volume, spoken-word stars Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley roll out the welcome mat and prove that poetry is for everyone. Whether lapsed poetry lovers, aspiring poets, or total novices, readers will learn ... Read more

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A simple guide to the transformative power of reading and writing poems, from two acclaimed spoken-word artists.How can a poem transform a life? Could poetry change the world? In this accessible volume, spoken-word stars Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley roll out the welcome mat and prove that poetry is for everyone. Whether lapsed poetry lovers, aspiring poets, or total novices, readers will learn
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One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir

A Memoir

by Diane Ackerman ...

Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award"A testament to the power of creativity in language, life—and love." —Heller McAlpin, Washington PostNo other writer can blend the science of the brain with the love of language like Diane Ackerman. In this extraordinary memoir, she opens a window into the experience of wordlessness—the language paralysis called ... Read more

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Finalist for the Pulitzer PrizeFinalist for the National Book Circle Critics Award"A testament to the power of creativity in language, life—and love." —Heller McAlpin, Washington PostNo other writer can blend the science of the brain with the love of language like Diane Ackerman. In this extraordinary memoir, she opens a window into the experience of wordlessness—the language paralysis called
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Why Poetry

by Matthew Zapruder ...

"Zapruder is the ideal narrator to debunk mistaken ideas about the art and claim that the ways we teach poetry are what prevent us from enjoying it." — San Francisco ChronicleIn Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry—and poetry alone—can do. Zapruder argues that the way we have been taught to read poetry is the very thing that prevents us from enjoying it. ... Read more

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"Zapruder is the ideal narrator to debunk mistaken ideas about the art and claim that the ways we teach poetry are what prevent us from enjoying it." — San Francisco ChronicleIn Why Poetry, award-winning poet Matthew Zapruder takes on what it is that poetry—and poetry alone—can do. Zapruder argues that the way we have been taught to read poetry is the very thing that prevents us from enjoying it.
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Dear Writer

Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life

by Maggie Smith ...

INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’sBig Magicand Anne Lamott’sBird by Bird.**Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential ... Read more

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INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLERNew York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’sBig Magicand Anne Lamott’sBird by Bird.**Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential
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The Ghost Variations

One Hundred Stories

by Kevin Brockmeier ...

Ghost stories tap into our most primal emotions as they encourage us to confront the timeless question: What comes after death? Here, in tales that are by turn scary, funny, philosophic, and touching, you’ll find that question sharpened, split, reconsidered—and met with a multitude of answers.A spirit who is fated to spend eternity reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, ghostly ... Read more

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Ghost stories tap into our most primal emotions as they encourage us to confront the timeless question: What comes after death? Here, in tales that are by turn scary, funny, philosophic, and touching, you’ll find that question sharpened, split, reconsidered—and met with a multitude of answers.A spirit who is fated to spend eternity reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, ghostly
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Light the Dark

Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process

Edited by Joe Fassler ...

**A stunning masterclass on the creative process, the craft of writing, and the art of finding inspiration from Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and more of the most acclaimed writers at work today"For artists in need of a creative fix, Light the Dark is as good as a visit from the divine muse." -Bookpage**What inspires you? That's the simple, but ... Read more

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**A stunning masterclass on the creative process, the craft of writing, and the art of finding inspiration from Stephen King, Elizabeth Gilbert, Amy Tan, Khaled Hosseini, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, and more of the most acclaimed writers at work today"For artists in need of a creative fix, Light the Dark is as good as a visit from the divine muse." -Bookpage**What inspires you? That's the simple, but
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[To] The Last [Be] Human

by Jorie Graham ...

[To] The Last [Be] Human collects four extraordinary poetry books—Sea Change, Place, Fast, and Runaway—by Pulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham.From the introduction by Robert Macfarlane:The earliest of the poems in this tetralogy were written at 373 parts per million of atmospheric CO2, and the most recent at 414 parts per million; that is to say, in the old calendar, 2002 and 2020 respectively. The ... Read more

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[To] The Last [Be] Human collects four extraordinary poetry books—Sea Change, Place, Fast, and Runaway—by Pulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham.From the introduction by Robert Macfarlane:The earliest of the poems in this tetralogy were written at 373 parts per million of atmospheric CO2, and the most recent at 414 parts per million; that is to say, in the old calendar, 2002 and 2020 respectively. The
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The Practice of Poetry

Writing Exercises From Poets Who Teach

Edited by Robin Behn, Chase Twichell ...

A distinctive collection of more than 90 effective poetry-writing exercises combined with corresponding essays to inspire writers of all levels.The Practice of Poetry is the first handbook for poets to combine poetry-writing exercises with illuminating personal essays by each contributor. The editors, Robin Behn and Chase Twichell, who are themselves poets and teachers of creative writing, have ... Read more

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A distinctive collection of more than 90 effective poetry-writing exercises combined with corresponding essays to inspire writers of all levels.The Practice of Poetry is the first handbook for poets to combine poetry-writing exercises with illuminating personal essays by each contributor. The editors, Robin Behn and Chase Twichell, who are themselves poets and teachers of creative writing, have
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Mother and Child

A Novel

by Carole Maso ...

A literary mediation on life and death, being and non–being, and the intense mystery and beauty of existence between a mother and child.“Heartbreakingly perfect” (San Francisco Chronicle), Maso’s moving, dreamlike novel follows a mother and child as they roam through wondrous and increasingly dangerous psychic and physical terrain. A great wind comes, an ancient tree splits in half, and a bat, or ... Read more

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A literary mediation on life and death, being and non–being, and the intense mystery and beauty of existence between a mother and child.“Heartbreakingly perfect” (San Francisco Chronicle), Maso’s moving, dreamlike novel follows a mother and child as they roam through wondrous and increasingly dangerous psychic and physical terrain. A great wind comes, an ancient tree splits in half, and a bat, or
... Read more
Bomb: The Author Interviews

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Drawing on 30 years of BOMB Magazine, this anthology of interviews brings together some of the greatest figures of world literature for a brilliant and unforgettable collection of sharp, insightful and intimate author conversations.Here we have a conversation with Jonathan Franzen, still an unknown author, on the eve of the publication of The Corrections; and one with Roberto Bolaño, near the end ... Read more

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Drawing on 30 years of BOMB Magazine, this anthology of interviews brings together some of the greatest figures of world literature for a brilliant and unforgettable collection of sharp, insightful and intimate author conversations.Here we have a conversation with Jonathan Franzen, still an unknown author, on the eve of the publication of The Corrections; and one with Roberto Bolaño, near the end
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