{"product_id":"next-line-please-david-lehman-9781501715006","title":"Next Line, Please: Prompts to Inspire Poets and Writers","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book, David Lehman, the longtime series editor of the \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a masterclass in writing in form and collaborative composition. An inspired compilation of his weekly column on the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Scholar\u003c\/i\u003e website, \u003ci\u003eNext Line, Please\u003c\/i\u003e makes the case for poetry open to all. \u003ci\u003eNext Line, Please\u003c\/i\u003e gathers in one place the popular column's plethora of exercises and prompts that Lehman designed to unlock the imaginations of poets and creative writers. He offers his generous and playful mentorship on forms such as the sonnet, haiku, tanka, sestina, limerick, and the cento and shares strategies for how to build one line from the last. This groundbreaking book shows how pop-up crowds of poets can inspire one another, making art, with what poet and guest editor Angela Ball refers to as \"spontaneous feats of language.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can poetry thrive in the digital age? \u003ci\u003eNext Line, Please\u003c\/i\u003e shows the way. Lehman writes, \"There is something magical about poetry, and though we think of the poet as working alone, working in the dark, it is all the better when a community of like-minded individuals emerges, sharing their joy in the written word.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Lehman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501715003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501715006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornell University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d","brand":"David Lehman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935202083071,"sku":"9781501715006","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d783e807-04a6-423a-bc03-e145a1583a76.jpg?v=1681418449","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/next-line-please-david-lehman-9781501715006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}