{"product_id":"9780977945894","title":"Beloved on the Earth: 150 Poems of Grief and Gratitude","description":"\u003cp\u003e“A lovely book… This is a collection of poems that help give meaning to our grief and remind us that we are not alone.”—\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This anthology is sure to find its way to bookshelves in churches and funeral homes. It's a perfect collection from which to pick a reading for a loved one's memorial service.”—\u003ci\u003eSt Paul Pioneer Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An anthology filled with healing and hope.”—\u003cb\u003eRabbi Lawrence Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Beloved on the Earth is a timeless anthology, a meditation on ‘our capacity for wonder and for grief.’…The book itself…is the best book of poems I have reviewed so far this year.”—\u003cb\u003eVince Corvaia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This would be an excellent resource for families and staff offering a way to be open to healing and grace.”—\u003cb\u003eMichele Fedderly\u003c\/b\u003e, Executive Director, Hospice Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis engaging anthology of 150 poems brings together a range of responses to the experiences of death, mourning, and gratitude for lost loved ones, composed by a variety of poets, both emerging and well-known. These poems can provide insight, solace, and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Late Fragment” by Raymond Carver\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd did you get what\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou wanted from this life, even so?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI did.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd what did you want?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTo call myself beloved, to feel myself\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeloved on the earth.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJim Perlman\u003c\/b\u003e is founding editor and publisher of Holy Cow! Press. He has edited two previous anthologies: \u003ci\u003eBrother Songs: A Male Anthology of Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e (1979) and, with Ed Folsom and Dan Campion, \u003ci\u003eWalt Whitman: The Measure of His Song\u003c\/i\u003e (1981; revised edition, 1998).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah Cooper\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four poetry chapbooks, most recently \u003ci\u003eBetween the Ceiling \u0026amp; the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e from Finishing Line Press. She has used poetry extensively in her work as a hospice chaplain and conducts writing classes for individuals grieving the loss of loved ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMara Hart\u003c\/b\u003e writes memoir in prose and poetry. She has been an editor of several literary periodicals. Her book, \u003ci\u003eLovecraft’s New York Circle\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2007 by Hippocampus Press (New York City).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePamela Mittlefehldt\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and a mystery writer. She is working on a collection of essays about the meaning of place, and she is exploring the power of story to transform our lives as individuals and as a community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holy Cow! Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47013660819696,"sku":"9780977945894","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780977945894_p0.jpg?v=1763882666","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780977945894","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}