{"product_id":"poetry-after-911-isbn-9781612190006","title":"Poetry After 9\/11","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis important and inspiring collection is a sweeping overview of poetry written in New York in the year after the 9\/11 attacks . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology contains poems by forty-five of the most important poets of the day, as well as some of the literary world’s most dynamic young voices, all writing in New York City in the year immediately following the World Trade Center attacks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was inspired by the editors' observation that after the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, poetry was being posted everywhere in New York—on telephone poles, on warehouse walls, on bus shelters, in the letters-to-the-editor section of newspapers ... New Yorkers spontaneously turned to poetry to understand and cope with the tragedy of the attack. Full of humor, love, rage and fear, this diverse collection of poems attests to that power of poetry to express and to heal the human spirit. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing poems by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn; Best American Poetry series editor David Lehman; National Book Award winner and New York State Poet Jean Valentine; the first ever Nuyorican Slam-Poetry champ; poets laureate of Brooklyn and Queens; and a poem and introduction by National Book Award finalist Alicia Ostriker.“There was something more to be said that only poetry could say. It is eloquently said here.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"After last year's tragic attack on the  World Trade Center, Americans turned to poetry both to find expressions  for their grief and to assuage it. Not surprisingly, poets themselves  turned to the blank page (or computer screen) to sum up the nation's  sense of loss. Some of the best efforts are captured in this fine  anthology....An excellent addition to most collections.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An impressive roster of poets....\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Noteworthy for the high quality of its poems....\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...an acknowledgement of [poetry's] ability to express the unfathomable.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"....an intriguing alternative to the many where-were-you accounts of the day that are flooding stores.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[The] poems in the book distill emotions, add to our record of images both real and imagined.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrlando Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDennis Loy Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eValerie Merians\u003c\/b\u003e are the founders of Melville House. They began the publishing house with this book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlicia Ostriker\u003c\/b\u003e, twice nominated for a National Book Award, is a renowned poet and author of twelve volumes of poetry, most recently \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Seventy\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301801808101,"sku":"NP9781612190006","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781612190006.jpg?v=1767734918","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/poetry-after-911-isbn-9781612190006","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}