{"product_id":"the-path-to-kindness-poems-of-connection-and-joy-paperback","title":"The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDanusha Laméris\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the success and momentum of his anthology \u003ci\u003eHow to Love the World \u003c\/i\u003e(93,000 copies in print)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eJames Crews's new collection, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Path to Kindness, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems from a diverse range of voices including well-known writers Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Ross Gay, and Ada Limón, as well as new and emerging voices. Featured Black poets include January Gill O'Neil, Tracy K. Smith, and Cornelius Eady. Native American poets include Kimberly Blaeser, Joy Harjo (current U.S. Poet Laureate), and Linda Hogan. The collection also features international voices, including Canadian poets Lorna Crozier and Susan Musgrave. Presented in the same perfect-in-the-hand format as \u003ci\u003eHow to Love the World, \u003c\/i\u003e the collection includes prompts for journaling and exploration of selected poems, a book group guide, bios of all the contributing poets, and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova. A foreword by Danusha Laméris, along with her popular poem \"Small Kindnesses,\" is also included. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of several bestselling poetry anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder of Small Things, The Path to Kindness\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e How to Love the World, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich has over 100,000 copies in print, \u003ci\u003eHealing the Divide, \u003c\/i\u003eand is the author of is the author of the essay collection, \u003ci\u003eKindness Will Save the World.\u003c\/i\u003e He has been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and in \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine, The Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, The Sun Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is the author of four prize-winning books of poetry, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand his poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePloughshares\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Crews lives with his husband in the woods of Southern Vermont. jamescrews.net \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanusha Laméris \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two books: \u003ci\u003eThe Moons of August \u003c\/i\u003e(Autumn House, 2014), which was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye as the winner of the Autumn House Press poetry prize, and \u003ci\u003eBonfire Opera \u003c\/i\u003e(University of Pittsburgh, 2020), which won the Northern California Book Award. Winner of the Lucille Clifton Legacy Award, she teaches in the Pacific University low-residency MFA Program and co-hosts with James Crews the Poetry of Resilience online seminars. She lives in Santa Cruz County, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 6.9 x 4.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758651539744,"sku":"9781635865332","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c375ce2459d3b9f01d923d1d8fd52d70.webp?v=1780131537","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-path-to-kindness-poems-of-connection-and-joy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}