{"product_id":"9781937875879","title":"Southern Poetry Anthology, VII: North Carolina","description":"\u003cp\u003eRobert Morgan and Kathryn Stripling Byer, Al Maginnes and Cathy Smith Bowers, Thomas Raine Crowe and Michael McFee, as well as many new voices. . . Indeed, the variegation of the Tar Heel State’s landscapes, as well as its rich history, is reflected through the myriad voices of its contemporary verse. As with other volumes of \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, this book—full of a wide gamut of poetic styles and approaches—will appeal to many readers, prove an excellent teaching resource for North Carolina students of literature, and serve as the definitive poetic document for North Carolina for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConceived by Series Editor William Wright in 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e is a projected twelve-to-sixteen volume project celebrating established and emerging poets of the American South, published by Texas Review Press. Inspired by single-volume anthologies such as Leon Stokesbury’s \u003ci\u003eThe Made Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, Gil Allen’s \u003ci\u003eA Ninety-Six Sampler\u003c\/i\u003e, and Guy Owen and Mary C. Williams’ \u003ci\u003eContemporary Southern Poetry: an Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Southern Poetry Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e aspires to provide readers with a documentary-like survey of the best poetry being written in the American South at the present moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecifically, the editors' goals are twofold: first, to re-establish poetry of the South as a major presence in American literature, and second, to include a greater range of poets from the South to introduce a new poetic geography, a fresh corpus of what we understand to be “Southern Poetry.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47040379683056,"sku":"9781937875879","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781937875879_p0.jpg?v=1763662822","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781937875879","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}