{"product_id":"isnt-it-romantic-100-love-poems-by-younger-american-poets-paperback","title":"Isn't It Romantic: 100 Love Poems by Younger American Poets - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Fletcher Lauer\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAimee Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCharles Simic\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by 100 American poets, \u003ci\u003eIsn't It Romantic\u003c\/i\u003e offers an engaging look at how contemporary poets respond afresh to the well-trammeled territory of the love poem. Award-winning poets from across the country lend their voices to this important document of contemporary poetry. The book also features a bonus full-length audio CD of love songs by independent recording artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthology Contributors include: Karen Volkman, Joe Wenderoth, Eleni Sikelianos, Juliana Spahr, Brenda Shaughnessy, Matthew Rohrer, Claudia Rankine, D.A. Powell, Hoa Nguyen, Noelle Kocot, Lisa Jarnot, Kevin Young, Brian Henry, Christine Hume, Matthea Harvey, Arielle Greenberg, Thalia Field, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Timothy Donnelly, Olena Kalytiak Davis, Stephen Burt, Joshua Beckman, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to the audio CD include: David Berman, Richard Buckner, Vic Chesnutt, Ida, Doug Martsch, Mark Mulcahy, Megan Reiley, Jenny Toomey and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor \u003cb\u003eBrett Fletcher Lauer\u003c\/b\u003e is the poetry in motion director at the Poetry Society of America and poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eCROWD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the co-editor of \u003ci\u003ePoetry In Motion from Coast to Coast\u003c\/i\u003e (W. W. Norton, 2002) and his poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor \u003cb\u003eAimee Kelley\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor and publisher of \u003ci\u003eCROWD Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She received her BA in English from UC Berkeley and her MFA from the New School for Social Research. She has worked at non-profit organizations such as the Council of Literary Magazines \u0026amp; Presses and the Academy of American Poets. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eDenver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpinning Jenny\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e811 Books\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles Simic\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction) is the author of many books of poems, including \u003ci\u003eThe World Doesn't End\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize. He teaches writing at the University of New Hampshire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrett Fletcher Lauer is the Poetry In Motion Director at the Poetry Society of America and poetry editor of CROWD Magazine. He is the co-editor of Poetry In Motion from Coast to Coast (W. W. Norton, 2002) and his poems have appeared in BOMB, Boston Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Brooklyn. Aimee Kelley is the editor and publisher of CROWD Magazine. She received her BA in English from UC Berkeley and her MFA from the New School for Social Research. She has worked at non-profit organizations such as the Council of Literary Magazines \u0026amp; Presses and the Academy of American Poets. Her poems have appeared in Denver Quarterly, Spinning Jenny, 811 Books and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772818358560,"sku":"9780974635316","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b28fe45b55a13620ffe8da865305bed6.webp?v=1780415041","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/isnt-it-romantic-100-love-poems-by-younger-american-poets-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}