{"product_id":"poets-on-the-road-paperback","title":"Poets on the Road - 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\u003eMaureen Owen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBarbara Henning\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCalling to mind \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBasho 's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003elate life journeys through the backcountry of Japan, two women poets in a well-worn Honda hit the road for a legendary pilgrimage in a far-flung (pre-pandemic) landscape of American poetry.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough a road trip across North American calls to mind Jack Kerouac's youthful meanderings of self-discovery, this reading tour was more in the manner of Basho 's late life journeys through the backcountry of Japan. . . . The road trip was in a sense a pilgrimage of reengagement with their calling as poets, and a chance to reacquaint with like-minded friends, old and new, in a far-flung landscape of American poetry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVenues would include upscale bookstores, coffee houses, museums, legendary used bookstores, botanical gardens, university classrooms, art centers, and artist coops--in short, a unique sampling of poetry environments tracing an arc across the Southern States, the Southwest, and up the West Coast before hooking back to the Rockies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFramed as a personal challenge, the poets hit the road much in the manner of itinerant preachers and musicians, lodging at discount motels, funky hostels, Airbnbs, and with friends along the way. Adding a social media touch, Maureen and Barbara created a blog of their tour so that friends, family, hosts, and fellow poets might also share in their adventure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e---from the Introduction by Pat Nolan\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaureen Owen currently lives in Denver, Colorado. She was the editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eTelephone Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e and Telephone Books and is the author of twelve books of poetry, most recently, \u003ci\u003e let the heart hold down the breakage or the caregiver's log \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Edges of Water. \u003c\/i\u003eHer book \u003ci\u003eAE (Amelia Earhart)\u003c\/i\u003e received the Before Columbus American Book Award. She has published extensively in literary magazines and zines. An instructor of numerous workshops and classes in poetry and book production, her awards include a Poetry Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. She has taught at Naropa University's MFA Creative Writing Program, and was Program Coordinator at the Poetry Project in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e# \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBarbara is a poet and a fiction writer. She was born in Detroit and now lives in Brooklyn. Barbara's most recent book is \u003ci\u003eFerne, a Detroit Story\u003c\/i\u003e, a hybrid biography of her mother. She has published eight collections of poetry and four novels. She is also the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Prose of Bobbie Louise Hawkins\u003c\/i\u003e (BV), \u003ci\u003eLooking Up Harryette Mullen\u003c\/i\u003e (Belladonna Series), the editor\/writer of \u003ci\u003ePrompt Book: Experiments for Writing Poetry and Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e (SD, 2021), and was editor and publisher of the poetry\/art journal, \u003ci\u003eLong News: In the Short Century\u003c\/i\u003e (1990-1995). She has taught for MFA programs at Naropa University (2006-2014) and Long Island University where she is Professor Emerita. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHer most recent book, \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eerne, a Detroit Story\u003c\/i\u003e was selected by as a Michigan Notable Book of 2023 by the Library of Michigan.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47350742024441,"sku":"9781947951709","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/WmZyZm9UaHJNSXA0WEg0YWhqdmd2Zz09.webp?v=1769790136","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/poets-on-the-road-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}