{"product_id":"the-southern-poetry-anthology-volume-viii-texas-volume-8-paperback","title":"The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VIII: Texas: Volume 8 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePaul Ruffin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eNick Lantz\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTexas sprawls. No other state can claim such varied nationalities, geographies, and cultural richness--a largesse of natural resources, cityscapes, and landscapes of every ecosystem. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a unique, raucous, and rich history, Texas also abounds with some of the most diverse contemporary poets, many of whom consider themselves \"Southern,\" and the eighth volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e reflects this variegation with poems both traditional and experimental, Texas-centered and universal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOW\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chomping her chocolates \u003cbr\u003e of fresh road kills, she swaggers \u003cbr\u003e through her slop, oblivious \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e of the piglets she crushed \u003cbr\u003e during last night's slumber, \u003cbr\u003e squishing through the splits \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e of her thick, cloven hooves. \u003cbr\u003e The last boar which tried \u003cbr\u003e to straddle her fabulous girth \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e fractured both forelegs. \u003cbr\u003e She dined on his carcass \u003cbr\u003e for days, grunting in the shade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e --Larry Thomas\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWILLIAM WRIGHT, author of four books of poetry and series editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, lives in Marietta, Georgia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e PAUL RUFFIN is the author or editor of over thirty books. He lives in Willis, Texas. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e NICK LANTZ, author of three poetry collections, teaches poetry at Sam Houston State University and lives in Huntsville, Texas.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45855217287365,"sku":"9781680030631","price":32.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/QOKMJlujw_9781680030631.webp?v=1783319686","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-southern-poetry-anthology-volume-viii-texas-volume-8-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}