{"product_id":"9781607811473","title":"Blueprints: Bringing Poetry into Communities","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does one bring poetry to a community? And who is going to make it happen? In response to these questions posed by the Harriet Monroe Poetry Institute, Katharine Coles and a cadre of poets and artists provide this essential guide and inspiration. \u003ci\u003eBlueprints \u003c\/i\u003ecreates for poets and arts organizers the sense that they are part of a larger, noble endeavor based in shared values and commitment to poetry. The first three sections include essays by a dozen poets and artists about the ways they have brought poetry into different kinds of communities. These essays demonstrate what has been done and what can be done and will inspire others to bring poetry into their own communities. The final section provides a practical \"toolkit\" loaded with experience-based advice and the tools and strategies necessary to acocmplish those endeavors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssayists:\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Alexander\u003cbr\u003e Sherwin Bitsui\u003cbr\u003e Lee Briccetti\u003cbr\u003e Alison Hawthorne Deming\u003cbr\u003e Dana Gioia\u003cbr\u003e Robert Hass\u003cbr\u003e Bas Kwakman\u003cbr\u003e Thomas Lux\u003cbr\u003e Christopher Merrill\u003cbr\u003e Luis Rodriguez\u003cbr\u003e Anna Deavere Smith\u003cbr\u003e Patricia Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors to the Toolkit:\u003cbr\u003e Elizabeth Allen\u003cbr\u003e Susan Boskoff\u003cbr\u003e Katharine Coles\u003cbr\u003e Tree Swenson\u003cbr\u003e Orlando White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047408910576,"sku":"9781607811473","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781607811473_p0.jpg?v=1763830672","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781607811473","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}