{"product_id":"staying-human-new-poems-for-staying-alive-paperback","title":"Staying Human: New Poems for Staying Alive - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Astley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaying Human\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest addition to Bloodaxe's bestselling \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive\u003c\/i\u003e series of world poetry anthologies. These anthologies have introduced many thousands of new readers to modern poetry as well as offering poetry lovers a broad, international selection of 500 'real poems for unreal times' in each volume. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStaying Human \u003c\/i\u003ehas a strong focus on the human side of living in the 21st century in poems from the past two decades relating to migration, oppression, alienation, day-to-day living, and the individual's struggle to hold on. Many of these went viral after being shared on social media because they speak to our times with such great immediacy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe poets are from drawn from every continent, including Jericho Brown, Terrance Hayes, Jane Hirshfield, and Sharon Olds from the US, and Nobel Laureates Wislawa Szymborska and Tomas Tranströmer from Europe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeil Astley is editor of Bloodaxe Books, which he founded in 1978. His books include novels, poetry collections and anthologies, most notably the Bloodaxe \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive\u003c\/i\u003e trilogy: \u003ci\u003eStaying Alive \u003c\/i\u003e(2002), \u003ci\u003eBeing Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (2004) and \u003ci\u003eBeing Human\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), now followed by \u003ci\u003eStaying Human\u003c\/i\u003e (2020); and three collaborations with Pamela Robertson-Pearce, \u003ci\u003eSoul Food: nourishing poems for starved minds\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and the DVD-books \u003ci\u003eIn Person: 30 Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eIn Person: World Poets\u003c\/i\u003e (2017). He has published two novels, \u003ci\u003eThe End of My Tether\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), which was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sheep Who Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e (2005). He received an Eric Gregory Award for his poetry from the Society of Authors and was given a D.Litt by Newcastle University for his work with Bloodaxe Books. He also guest-edited a transatlantic all-poetry issue of the American literary journal Ploughshares, the first such issue in its 43-year history. He lives in the Tarset Valley of Northumberland, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 08, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769269289248,"sku":"9781780373904","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b23cf1fd0db9412ffc0dcdfeb6fe0e2.webp?v=1780344708","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/staying-human-new-poems-for-staying-alive-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}