{"product_id":"kind-poems-hardcover","title":"Kind: Poems - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGretchen Primack\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Seibles\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of poems and images that reflect our complex relationship with other-than-human animals\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKind\u003c\/i\u003e is the kind of poetry book that makes you think differently about our world and the beings that inhabit it. Primack explores all facets of our lives with other beings--the beauty, the tragedy, and the absurdity that surrounds her existence. \u003ci\u003eKind\u003c\/i\u003e cuts to one's emotional core to make us think and feel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If it is true that one knows oneself best by observing how one treats others then this book of poems by Gretchen Primack is essential reading. Read these poems for the truth they tell about our relationship to and treatment of the creatures we take to be our property; read this book and ponder its many questions, for example 'Who are the beasts?' and 'What can I do?'\"--\u003cb\u003eKazim Ali\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"How often does one get starstruck by a poet? When I read Gretchen Primack's animal poems, I was starstruck instantly. How could someone crystallize my own feelings about animals and humanity so beautifully, so powerfully, and so poignantly? Primack seems only capable of writing poetry so damn good that you will find yourself wanting to read it aloud to everyone you know who shares your compassion for animals...and to everyone you know who doesn't.\"--\u003cb\u003eMarisa Miller Wolfson\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Gretchen Primack knows that animals 'cannot forget hell for even a day, and so  she] cannot either.' She is infused with an abnormal amount of empathy, which fills her heart with kindness, awe, and hope. She wants to live 'somewhere else, somewhere kind, ' so she spends her time shifting into that place where every being matters, and she takes us with her.\"--\u003cb\u003eSharon Gannon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGretchen Primack\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and educator living in New York's Hudson Valley. She has taught and\/or administrated with prison education programs (mostly college) since 2005. \u003cbr\u003e She's the author of two poetry collections (apart from \u003ci\u003eKind\u003c\/i\u003e): \u003ci\u003eVisiting Days\u003c\/i\u003e (Willow Books) and \u003ci\u003eDoris' Red Spaces\u003c\/i\u003e (Mayapple Press), as well as a chapbook, \u003ci\u003eThe Slow Creaking of Planets\u003c\/i\u003e (Finishing Line 2007). She co-wrote The \u003ci\u003eLucky Ones: My Passionate Fight for Farm Animals\u003c\/i\u003e with Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary co-founder Jenny Brown (Penguin Avery 2012). Her poetry publication credits include \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFIELD\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoet Lore\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Massachusetts Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Antioch Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRhino\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTampa Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and many others journals and anthologies. Gretchen is a passionate advocate for the rights and welfare of non-human animals and lives with several of them, along with a beloved human named Gus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 98\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 02, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765267005728,"sku":"9781590566398","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/197814dc4a8b89d89b4f419be4f292e3.webp?v=1780265452","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/kind-poems-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}