{"product_id":"poems-to-live-by-in-troubling-times-9780807068946","title":"Poems to Live by in Troubling Times","description":"In this allnew sequel to the Beacon bestseller \u003ci\u003ePoems to Live By in Uncertain Times, \u003c\/i\u003e editor Joan Murray has once again gathered an astonishing group of poems that speak to our personal and shared concerns in a troubled time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoems to Live By in Troubling Times\u003c\/i\u003e features works carefully selected and deftly organized to help guide us through the complexities of our current situation. Included are poems that speak to our anxiety and terror; rally our hope and courage; warn us of complacency and complicity; stir us to action and compassion; lead us to question our leaders and politicians; move us to meditation and prayer; urge us to confront war and violence; and give us hope for peace and justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will find wisdom to sustain them as they face difficulties in their individual lives or confront our common contemporary predicament. These are not poems that provide easy answers or overheated rhetoric but poems that speak directly and deeply to the soul, from the most important and celebrated poets of our era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Murray\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.32w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807068946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/19\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan Murray is editor of \u003ci\u003ePoems to Live By in Uncertain Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Best of Pushcart Poetry.\u003c\/i\u003e A National Poetry Series Open Competition winner, she is author of \u003ci\u003eQueen of the Mist, Dancing on the Edge, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLooking for the Parade.\u003c\/i\u003e Her poems have also appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, Ms., The Nation, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e and have been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition.\u003c\/i\u003e Murray lives in Old Chatham, New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40847908864115,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4a423d6f-bade-484e-8281-5503feafcc9e.jpg?v=1686238908","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/poems-to-live-by-in-troubling-times-9780807068946","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}