{"product_id":"somewhere-between-kc-mo-and-east-st-lou-paperback","title":"Somewhere Between KC\/MO and East St. Lou - 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\u003eJason Ryberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMaryfrances Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring my time as Missouri's 6th Poet Laureate, I have had two major goals. The first has been to put poetry into \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe hands and ears of Missourians who don't usually read poetry or go to poetry readings. My second has been to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epromote or highlight Missouri poets and publishers. Thanks to all of the poets (over 50) who have participated in some \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epart of one of the projects, and thanks to Jason Ryberg of Spartan press and Ben Furnish of BkMk press for \u003c\/p\u003eproduction. As a result of Covid, I have not been able to have the usual Missouri Poet Laureate travel experience for public \u003cp\u003eappearances. I've given readings, talks, and keynotes, taught workshops, judged contests, participated in book festivals, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewritten poems, published a book, re-issued a new edition of \u003cem\u003eRed Silk, \u003c\/em\u003e been interviewed, and traveled around some parts \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the state. I have done many events while sitting at my computer on Zoom, so I decided I wanted to create some \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprojects that would help me fulfill my two primary goals and reach all regions of the state in a meaningful way. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most significant thing I have learned so far as Poet Laureate is how many fine poets have lived or worked in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMissouri for a large part of their lives. Through my projects, I have tried to represent all regions of the state, multiple \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estyles, and diversity, but I know there are still many poets out there I don't know or was not able to contact to be \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einvolved in one of my projects. I know I haven't begun to represent all Missouri poets, but I'm not done yet, so there's \u003c\/p\u003emore to come. My first project was to create ten podcasts called The Literary State. Each of these is a ten to twenty-minute \u003cp\u003epodcast with a Missouri poet. Poets answer two questions about the craft of poetry, give a writing prompt, and read \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwo of their poems. The podcasts are available on Anchor, Spotify, and Apple, or those interested can google them and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elisten on their phones or computers. The goal is that people will listen to them in their car, while cooking dinner, sitting \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat a table with a pen in hand ready to write, or anywhere they usually listen to podcasts. I also hope that teachers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand professors will share them with their students as the podcasts offer valuable information about writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy second major project was to create Tiny Books to highlight eighteen more Missouri poets. Each of these tiny \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebooks includes one poem. Each of those poets received a quantity of tiny books to distribute to people who do not \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eusually read poetry-the grocer, waiter, doctor, dentist, mail deliverer, grass cutter, neighbor, etc. These tiny books have \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeen incredibly popular, and I wish I had thousands more of them to distribute since there are over six million people \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Missouri, and I wish everyone could have at least one of them. Some have reacted in wonderful ways of helping to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003espread them around for many to read, and I thank them for that. The third project is this one-two anthologies. Ten \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epoems from ten more Missouri poets in two anthologies published by Spartan press and in partnership with \u003cem\u003eI-70 \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview. \u003c\/em\u003eWelcome to the words of ten Missouri poets in this anthology. Enjoy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Maryfrances Wagner, Missouri's 6th \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Missouri Poet Laureate 2021-2023 \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726817685811,"sku":"9781958182321","price":28.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SUI1QTF3bDM5RGFDMktyR1pJY3VGdz09.webp?v=1763748043","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/somewhere-between-kc-mo-and-east-st-lou-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}