{"product_id":"poetry-after-911-dennis-loy-johnson-9781612190006","title":"Poetry After 9\/11: An Anthology of New York Poets","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis important and inspiring collection is a sweeping overview of poetry written in New York in the year after the 9\/11 attacks . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology contains poems by forty-five of the most important poets of the day, as well as some of the literary world's most dynamic young voices, all writing in New York City in the year immediately following the World Trade Center attacks. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt was inspired by the editors' observation that after the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, poetry was being posted everywhere in New York--on telephone poles, on warehouse walls, on bus shelters, in the letters-to-the-editor section of newspapers ... New Yorkers spontaneously turned to poetry to understand and cope with the tragedy of the attack. Full of humor, love, rage and fear, this diverse collection of poems attests to that power of poetry to express and to heal the human spirit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing poems by Pulitzer Prize winner Stephen Dunn; Best American Poetry series editor David Lehman; National Book Award winner and New York State Poet Jean Valentine; the first ever Nuyorican Slam-Poetry champ; poets laureate of Brooklyn and Queens; and a poem and introduction by National Book Award finalist Alicia Ostriker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Loy Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612190006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612190006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.05w x 0.45d","brand":"Dennis Loy Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996072542463,"sku":"9781612190006","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1b0f733-ca4b-483a-93e6-aeb4617be3ef.jpg?v=1683339541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poetry-after-911-dennis-loy-johnson-9781612190006","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}