{"product_id":"the-last-milkweed-9781961209251","title":"The Last Milkweed","description":"\u003cb\u003eAutumn is the inspiration behind this anthology, but not necessarily the destination. The destination is the discovery of the human condition, the discovery of the ways in which we respond to the natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this extraordinary anthology, forty-seven contemporary poets and one photographer respond to the myriad ways in which what we think and feel about the \"autumnal\" resonates through our lives and senses: spiritually, physically, and philosophically. Contributing poets were asked \"to let their language rub up against any part or parts of the autumnal world that calls to them, whether from the outside in or the inside out.\" In other words, these autumn poems and photographs need not so much as mention fallen leaves, milkweed, or even \"autumn.\" Autumn is the inspiration, but not necessarily the destination. The destination is as ever, the discovery of the human condition, the discovery of the ways in which we respond to the natural world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The poems included in this anthology have all been written fresh in response to the autumnal prompt, with new work from luminaries such as Elise Paschen, Martha Ronk, G.C. Waldrep, Michael Chitwood, Gillian Cummings, Gibson Fay-LeBlanc, Rick Hilles, Eva Hooker, Luisa A. Igloria, and William Orem. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The photographs are by Jeffrey Levine, who, in addition to being executive director of Tupelo Press, is widely recognized for his work behind the camera. These images boast exceptional composition and color, but beyond technique, each photo offers up a penetrating resonance on the theme of autumn and the autumnal. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey Levine\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three books of poetry: \u003ci\u003eAt the Kinnegad Home for the Bewildered\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRumor of Cortez\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMortal, Everlasting\u003c\/i\u003e. His many poetry prizes include the Larry Levis Prize from the \u003ci\u003eMissouri Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the James Hearst Poetry Prize from \u003ci\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eMississippi Review\u003c\/i\u003e Poetry Prize, the Ekphrasis Poetry Prize, and the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e Poetry Prize. His poems have garnered twenty-one Pushcart nominations. A graduate of the Warren Wilson MFA Program for Writers, Levine is the founder, artistic director, and publisher of Tupelo Press, an award-winning independent literary press located in the historic NORAD Mill in the Berkshire Mountains of Western Massachusetts. \u003cb\u003eAlan Berolzheimer\u003c\/b\u003e is a consulting editor at Tupelo Press. \u003cb\u003eAllison O'Keefe\u003c\/b\u003e is the operations administrator at Tupelo Press. She is a graduate of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, and she lives in North Adams.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Tupelo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51199438323986,"sku":"9781961209251","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cf6ea458-41b4-437d-a4a2-c297ef2bdc4a.jpg?v=1744876946","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-milkweed-9781961209251","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}