{"product_id":"so-the-sadness-could-not-ruth-towne-9781639806782","title":"So the Sadness Could Not Hurt","description":"Ruth Towne is the author of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eResurrection of the Mannequins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e(Kelsay Books, 2025). She is a graduate of the University of Southern Maine's Stonecoast MFA.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer poetry has appeared in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eHoly Gossip\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Lily Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Decadent Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Feathers Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoffin Bell Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Note Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Parentheses\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eStonecoast Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e's Staff Spotlight. Her poetry has also appeared in Stanford's \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eMantis: A Journal of Poetry, Criticism, and Translation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e.Her poem \"So the Sadness Could Not Hurt\" received the second-place Grantchester Award from \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Orchards Poetry Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poem \"S@lv@d r D@l!'s Mannequin,\" published in\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eBAM Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e Issue III, was nominated for the 2025 Best of the Net Anthology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ruth Towne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1639806784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639806782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.14d","brand":"Ruth Towne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962178425087,"sku":"9781639806782","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d8b9cc5-a643-40be-9e08-d1275973fcd4.jpg?v=1750649561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/so-the-sadness-could-not-ruth-towne-9781639806782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}