{"product_id":"the-year-of-the-poet-the-poetry-posse-9781961498242","title":"The Year of the Poet IX April 2024","description":"\u003cb\u003eForeword\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenowned Poets\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Butler Yates\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach month, the Year of the Poet features a themed poem, and it gives me pleasure to invite readers to peruse the poems in this, the April 2024 issue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMembers, by name, The Poetry Posse, are invited to submit three poems, the first being a poem inspired, this month by the poet, William Butler Yates. We each, also submit two additional poems each month. These poems may or may not be inspired by the current issue's theme, whether penned in the poet's style or not. Or simply inspired by researching more about personal life of William Butler Yates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBe assured that there is a wealth of poetry awaiting your perusal in this month's Year of the Poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElsewhere, in this magazine, you will find an Introduction providing more and pertinent information about the Irish poet, Yates. I encourage you to avail yourself of that information. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurther research will provide you with his poetry, that, to this day, inspires other poets. Yates, encouraged younger poets, for instance, Ezra Pound. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a child, I remember hearing that my ancestors hailed from Ireland. As yet, that is not proven. At least to my knowledge. Nevertheless, living in southwestern Virginia, confined in Appalachia, by the Cumberland Mountains and snaking roads, no sidewalks, the sun arriving only at noontime, the moon, the size of a skinny, slivery slip of pale ivory, I longed for that which was not within my reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd poetry, to some extent, satisfied that need. It has taken me, then, as a child to places that my mind had never known! And, it still does! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI applaud you, the readers who hold this book in your hands. As you read, may you discover more about the poet William Butler Yates. And as you do, may you, possibly, discover something about yourself from the additional poetry contributions of The Poetry Posse! Could it be that there is a poetic voice within you, calling out, awaiting invitation to express itself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJackie Davis Allen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoet, Artist\u003cbr\u003eNorthern Virginia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Poetry Posse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961498243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961498242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Inner Child Press, Ltd.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"The Poetry Posse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48442763706623,"sku":"9781961498242","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ca9a7bc6-8efb-4081-9fd2-e29d05597f2b.jpg?v=1777199611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-year-of-the-poet-the-poetry-posse-9781961498242","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}