{"product_id":"journey","title":"Journey","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaril Crabtree\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Memphis and New Orleans but has called the Midwest home for many years. A former French teacher, lawyer, peace activist, environmentalist, energy healer, and yoga instructor, she is grateful for poetry\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; color: black; background: white;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003ehers and others’\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 16.0pt; color: black; background: white;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003eas the loom that weaves her life-threads together. She agrees with Ed Hirsch that poetry is a “way of knowing, of honoring our solitudes and recognizing our interdependencies” and believes that a poem’s apothecary of words, of sounds spoken and absorbed, can be a healing force in our culture. \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHer full-length collection, \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eFireflies in the Gathering Dark\u003c\/i\u003e (Kelsay Books, 2017), received a 2018 Kansas Notable Books award. She has also authored three chapbooks and edited four anthologies of poetry and essays published by Adams Media. Her poems, essays, and short stories have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e Coal City Review, I-70 Review, Literary Mama, Main Street Rag, Persimmon Tree, Poet’s Market, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eand\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e Third Wednesday. \u003c\/i\u003eShe previously served as poetry editor of \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eKansas City Voices\u003c\/i\u003e and contributing editor for \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eHeartland! Poems of Love, Resistance \u0026amp; Solidarity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMore of her work can be seen at:\u003cbr\u003ewww.marilcrabtree.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 58 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (April 19, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43220578336830,"sku":"sfe1787286979004","price":13.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/journey_1.jpg?v=1787286984","url":"https:\/\/www.dovewella.com\/products\/journey","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}