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  | | The Art of Writing(2nd Edition) Lu Chi's Wen Fu by Lu Chi, Sam Hamill, Ji Lu, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 90 Pages, Published 2000 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-412-3, ISBN: 1-57131-412-1 "It's hard to believe that a book written around 200 A.D. can so poignantly cut to the quick of writing's agony and ecstasy. Everything that concerns the writer is beautifully addressed, from writer's block ("Sometimes the door remains bolted") to language's limitations ("all their real jewels cannot fill the cup I make of my fingers"), upwards to the writer's re-vision of themes ("a common song sung to a great melody is another wa ..." |
 | | The Popol Vuh (Seedbank) by Michael Bazzett, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 2018 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-468-0, ISBN: 1-57131-468-7 "A NEW YORK TIMES BEST POETRY BOOK OF 2018 A WORLD LITERATURE TODAY NOTABLE TRANSLATION In the beginning, the world is spoken into existence with one word: “Earth.” There are no inhabitants, and no sun―only the broad sky, silent sea, and sovereign Framer and Shaper. Then come the twin heroes Hunahpu and Xbalanque. Wielding blowguns, they begin a journey to hell and back, ready to confront the folly of false deities as well as death itsel ..." |
 | | The North Atlantic Coast(1st Edition) (Stories from Where We Live) by Sara St. Antoine, Milkweed Editions, Illustrator-Paul Mirocha, Illustrator-Trudy Nicholson Hardcover, 252 Pages, Published 2000 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-627-1, ISBN: 1-57131-627-2 "Netting crabs on the New Jersey shore, ice-boating in Maine, raking for quahogs at low tide along Cape Cod, playing beneath majestic oak trees in Connecticut - these are among the many colorful encounters with nature captured in Stories from Where We Live. For centuries, people have learned about the animals, plants, and places around them from stories passed from generation to generation. This book, the first in a series that will cove ..." |
 | | Night Out(1st Edition) Poems About Hotels, Motels, Restaurants and Bars by Kurt Brown, Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Gerald Stern, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 362 Pages, Published 1997 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-405-5, ISBN: 1-57131-405-9 "About the Editors Kurt Brown is the founder of the Aspen Writers' Conference and Writers' Conferences and Festivals (a national association of directors), past editor of Aspen Anthology, and past president of the Aspen Literary Foundation. His poems have appeared in many periodicals, including the Ontario Review, the Berkeley Poetry Review, the Seattle Review, the Southern Poetry Review, the Massachusetts Review, and the Indiana Re ..." |
 | | The Gulf Coast(1st Edition) A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live) by Paul Mirocha, Trudy Nicholson, Sara St. Antoine, Milkweed Editions Staff Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2006 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-665-3, ISBN: 1-57131-665-5 "Written especially for families (with children ages 9 and up), this collection of stories, poems, and essays explores what makes the Gulf Coast region distinct, both culturally and environmentally. Four sections cover adventures (scalloping and hurricanes, for example); great places (swamps, bayous, lakes, and beaches); reapers and sowers (from cotton farmers to berry pickers); and wild lives (focusing on alligators, egrets, manatees, a ..." |
 | | Alligator Crossing(1st Edition) by Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Trudy Nicholson, Milkweed Editions Staff Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2003 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-644-8, ISBN: 1-57131-644-2 "This novel for young readers takes a young boy from his crowded Miami home to the open expanses of the Florida Everglades. He comes of age in a wilderness both enlightening and dangerous, among a cast of characters that includes a wily alligator hunter, a rich photographer and his daughter (they live on a yacht), and a biologist working for the Park Service.For Henry Bunks, a secret spot in the city along the canal is his only respite f ..." |
 | | The Dog with Golden Eyes by Frances Wilbur, Milkweed Editions Staff Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1998 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-615-8, ISBN: 1-57131-615-9 "Many girls dream of having a beautiful dog of their own, but Cassie's wish for one takes an unexpected turn in a surprising, fascinating contemporary tale of friendship and growing up.Thirteen-year-old Cassie lives with her mom, a waitress. who is often at work when Cassie is at home. Lonely, bored, and feeling friendless, Cassie is thrilled when a large, beautiful dog appears one day in her suburban backyard. Determined to take care of ..." |
 | | I Am Lavina Cumming by Susan Lowell, Paul Mirocha, Milkweed Editions Staff Paperback, 198 Pages, Published 1997 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-915943-77-7, ISBN: 0-915943-77-8 "Ten-year-old Lavina Cumming has always lived with her father, mother, and five brothers on the Bosque Ranch in Arizona Territory. But when her mother dies, Lavina must go and live with her aunt in California. Set in 1905, Lavina's story of homesickness and starting a new life is told with truth and an uncommon richness of detail. A Hungry Mind Children's Books of Distinction Award winner." |
 | | Copper Nickel (26) by Wayne Miller, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 196 Pages, Published 2018 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-9862470-6-4, ISBN: 0-9862470-6-5 "Issue 26 of Copper Nickel is diverse, featuring translation “folios” of work by Norwegian poet Paal-Helge Gaugen, Franco-Algerian poet Samira Negrouche, and Austrian poet Elisabeth Schmeidel; poems by National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist Ada Limón, four-time Pushcart Prize winner Kevin Prufer, Yale Younger Poetry Series winner Fady Joudah, National Poetry Series winner Noah Eli Gordon, Canto Mundo fellow R ..." |
 | | Copper Nickel(23rd Edition) by Wayne Miller, Contributor Landon Godfrey, Contributor Anuradha Bhowmik, Editor James Richardson, Editor Pedro Ponce, Contributor Jennifer Grotz, Contributor Tim Carter, Editor Kevin Haworth, Contributor Chloe Honum, Contributor Elizabeth Langemak, Okla Elliot, Brian Barker, Nicky Beer, Joanna Luloff, Teague Bohlen, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2016 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-9862470-3-3, ISBN: 0-9862470-3-0 ""Copper Nickel" issue 23 will feature poetry by two-time Pushcart Prize winner Jennifer Atkinson, Kate Tufts Discovery Award winner Adrian Blevins, National Poetry Series winner Justin Boening, renowned poet and critic Stephen Burt, Ruth Lilly Fellow Chloe Honum, two-time NEA Fellow Christopher Howell, Lambda Literary Award finalist Randall Mann, Stegner Fellow L.S. McKee, and Guggenheim Fellow Eric Pankey, as well as emerging voices su ..." |
 | | Copper Nickel(22nd Edition) by Jessa Crispin, Jane Friedman, John O'brien, Ashley Davidson, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Lynda Sexson, Gerri Brightwell, A.G. Perry, Jaswinder Bolina, Elizabeth Boswell, Cathy Linh Che, David Keplinger, Bernard Farai Matambo, Lauren Moseley, Wayne Miller, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 174 Pages, Published 2016 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-9862470-2-6, ISBN: 0-9862470-2-2 "Copper Nickel Issue 22 will feature three essays on contemporary publishing by Dalkey Archive Press founder John O’Brien, Bookslut founder Jessa Crispin, and Virginia Quarterly Review digital editor and Publishers Weekly columnist Jane Friedman. It will also include poetry, fiction, and nonfiction by Norma Farber First Book Award winner Cathy Linh Che, Alice Fay Di Castagnola winner G. C. Waldrep, Soros Foundation Fellow David Keplinger ..." |
 | | Copper Nickel (21st Revised edition) by Wayne Miller, James Richardson, Lisa Ko, Mary Kuryla, David Meischen, Polly Rosenwaike, Lindsey Drager, Tyler Mills, Paige Ackerson-Kiely, Martha Collins, Tony Hoagland, Jill Khoury, Karina Borowicz, Mark Halliday, Kevin Prufer, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 175 Pages, Published 2015 by Milkweed Editions, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-9862470-1-9, ISBN: 0-9862470-1-4 "This 21st issue of "Copper Nickel" features poetry, fiction, and nonfiction, including work by National Book Award and National Book Critics Circle Award finalist James Richardson; Anisfield-Wolf Award recipient Martha Collins; Alice Fay Di ..." |
 | | Playing the Black Piano Poems by Bill Holm Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2004 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-417-8, ISBN: 1-57131-417-2 |
 | | Verse & Universe(1st Edition) Poems About Science and Mathematics by Kurt Brown, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 335 Pages, Published 1998 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-407-9, ISBN: 1-57131-407-5 "Brick and mortar bookstore, minor shelf wear may be present. SF" |
 | | The Most Wonderful Books(1st Edition) Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading by Michael Dorris, Emilie Buchwald, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 180 Pages, Published 1997 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-216-7, ISBN: 1-57131-216-1 "Perhaps as many people set out to be writers now because of things they've seen--movies and TV--as do because of what they've read. This is for those in the latter category. A cozy compendium of authors discussing first books they've loved, letting the mysteries and pleasures of becoming readers--requisite before becoming any kind of writer--envelop them. Editors Michael Dorris and Emilie Buchwald have assembled a range of stories, f ..." |
 | | Drive, They Said(1st Edition) Poems about Americans and Their Cars by Kurt Brown, Edward Hirsch, Kin David Cooper, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 1994 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-915943-90-6, ISBN: 0-915943-90-5 "What icon better defines America's experiences, dreams, foibles, escapes, and obsessions than the automobile? And what experience more perfectly captures the American spirit - moving on, westering, wandering - than driving? In this anthology, editor Kurt Brown collects the best of the innumerable poems that have made driving their emblem during the century known as the Automobile Age.Poems from nearly one hundred contemporary writers ar ..." |
 | | Passages North Anthology A Decade of Good Writing by Elinor Benedict, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 1993 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-0-915943-48-7, ISBN: 0-915943-48-4 |
 | | Views from the Loft(1st Edition) A Portable Writer's Workshop by Daniel Slager, Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2010 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-323-2, ISBN: 1-57131-323-0 "Teachers, exercises, mentors, critiques, humor, and inspiration: these form the fuel all writers need when they get down to work every day. For decades the Loft Literary Center has provided this fuel to an enormous community of writers. "Views from the Loft" brings together the collected wisdom of that community -- its authors, students, and editors -- giving anyone the tools and inspiration necessary to thrive in the writing life. A wh ..." |
 | | The Great North American Prairie(Reprint) A Literary Field Guide (Stories from Where We Live) by Sara St. Antoine, Trudy Nicholson, Paul Mirocha, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2004 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-645-5, ISBN: 1-57131-645-0 "The second book in the Stories from Where We Live series focuses on the North American Prairie, which stretches from Alberta south to Texas, east to Illinois. Literature of this region introduces young readers to its natural heritage. This book includes songs and narratives of Plains Indians, tales of 19th-century settlers, and contemporary stories and poems." |
 | | Arctic Refuge A Circle of Testimony (The World As Home) by Hank Lentfer, Carolyn Servid, Debbie S. Miller, Milkweed Editions Paperback, 136 Pages, Published 2001 by Milkweed Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-57131-264-8, ISBN: 1-57131-264-1 "Originally presented to Congress on March 28, 2001, this book brings together the latest word from key conservation leaders as well as firsthand accounts by Alaska residents on how they and neighboring wildlife would be affected should oil drilling proceed according to current plans. The book includes original pieces by Jimmy Carter, Wendell Berry, Barry Lopez, Bill McKibben, Scott Russell Sanders, Rick Bass, and Terry Tempest Williams. ..." |
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