{"product_id":"blueprints-katharine-coles-9781607811473","title":"Blueprints: Bringing Poetry Into Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does one bring poetry to a community? And who is going to make it happen? In response to these questions posed by the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Katharine Coles and a cadre of poets and artists provide this essential guide and inspiration. \u003ci\u003eBlueprints \u003c\/i\u003ecreates for poets and arts organizers the sense that they are part of a larger, noble endeavor based in shared values and commitment to poetry. The first three sections include essays by a dozen poets and artists about the ways they have brought poetry into different kinds of communities. These essays demonstrate what has been done and what can be done and will inspire others to bring poetry into their own communities. The final section provides a practical \"toolkit\" loaded with experience-based advice and the tools and strategies necessary to acocmplish those endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssayists: \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Alexander\u003cbr\u003eSherwin Bitsui\u003cbr\u003eLee Briccetti\u003cbr\u003eAlison Hawthorne Deming\u003cbr\u003eDana Gioia\u003cbr\u003eRobert Hass\u003cbr\u003eBas Kwakman\u003cbr\u003eThomas Lux\u003cbr\u003eChristopher Merrill\u003cbr\u003eLuis Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003eAnna Deavere Smith\u003cbr\u003ePatricia Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to the Toolkit: \u003cbr\u003eElizabeth Allen\u003cbr\u003eSusan Boskoff\u003cbr\u003eKatharine Coles\u003cbr\u003eTree Swenson\u003cbr\u003eOrlando White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katharine Coles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1607811472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781607811473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"Katharine Coles","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077715783935,"sku":"9781607811473","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27de477e-d851-4287-b5dd-3f90eefaaf0a.jpg?v=1685471406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blueprints-katharine-coles-9781607811473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}