{"product_id":"light-enters-the-grove-exploring-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-through-poetry-paperback","title":"Light Enters the Grove: Exploring Cuyahoga Valley National Park Through Poetry - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Malone\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCarrie George\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJason Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA literary hike through Ohio's oldest national park\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn anthology celebrating the biodiversity and staggering beauty of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, \u003cem\u003eLight Enters the Grove\u003c\/em\u003e collects 80 poems, each of which reflects its author's unique connection to a living organism found within the park--ranging from white-tailed deer to brown bats and from Japanese honeysuckle to bloodroot. Additionally, each poem is paired with an artistic depiction of the poem's subject that reinforces the rich relationship between artists and the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEditors Charles Malone, Carrie George, and Jason Harris provide a stirring introduction to this emotional journey through the park. Renowned writers featured in the volume include Kari Gunter-Seymour, poet laureate of Ohio, and Deborah Fleming, whose book \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2020 PEN\/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis collection invites readers to look further into their own experiences and memories of the park, to reflect on their relationships to its species, and to recognize the importance of preserving the lives and habitats of our nonhuman neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharles Malone\u003c\/strong\u003e is assistant director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University. His poetry collections include \u003cem\u003eAfter an Eclipse of Moths, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eWorking Hypothesis\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eQuestions about Circulation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarrie George \u003c\/strong\u003ereceived her MFA from Kent State University and the Northeast Ohio MFA program. She is the recipient of an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award, and her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHayden's Ferry Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eFlorida Review\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eIndianapolis Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJason Harris\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Black American who serves as editor in chief for \u003cem\u003eGordon Square Review.\u003c\/em\u003e His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBarren Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eCleveland Review of Books\u003c\/em\u003e, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.03 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736338305087,"sku":"9781606354858","price":28.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c2685f0e0ebe520474541d54aa5f9b3a.webp?v=1765146424","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/light-enters-the-grove-exploring-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-through-poetry-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}