{"product_id":"mandatory-evacuation-paperback","title":"Mandatory Evacuation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Makuck\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough lyrical narrative, the poems in \u003ci\u003eMandatory Evacuation \u003c\/i\u003efind radiance in everyday people and subjects by the simple act of noticing--of seeking that which matters most. Like returning home with new eyes after a devastating storm, these poems startle us to awareness, focusing on the passage of time, the beauty of small, fleeting moments, and the importance of paying attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Makuck \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous BOA collections, most recently \u003ci\u003eLong Lens: New and Selected Poems \u003c\/i\u003e(2010). He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at East Carolina University, where he founded and edited \u003ci\u003eTar River Poetry \u003c\/i\u003efor thirty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Makuck is the author of numerous BOA books, most recently \u003ci\u003eLong Lens: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (2010). In addition to five previous volumes of poems, five poetry chapbooks, and three collections of short stories, he has co-edited a book of essays, \u003ci\u003eAn Open World\u003c\/i\u003e, on the Welsh poet Leslie Norris. Two-time winner of the Brockman-Campbell Award (given annually for the best collection of poetry by a North Carolinian), he is also the recipient of the Charity Randall Citation from the International Poetry Forum and served as a juror for the annual Poet's Prize. A nominated Former Fulbright Exchange Professor to France, he was the Lee Smith Visiting Poet at North Carolina State University in 2008, and has also been a visiting writer at Brigham Young University (2000) and University of North Carolina at Wilmington (2011). His stories, poems, reviews, and essays appear widely in such places as \u003ci\u003ePoetry, The Nation, North American Review, The Hudson Review, The Gettysburg Review\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sewanee Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Makuck is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus at East Carolina University, where he founded and edited \u003ci\u003eTar River Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e for almost thirty years. He currently lives with his wife Phyllis on Bogue Banks of Pine Knoll Shores, one of North Carolina's barrier islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48266567057657,"sku":"9781942683186","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/SLLEk1DZ8a9781942683186.webp?v=1775676147","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mandatory-evacuation-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}