{"product_id":"a-nancy-willard-reader-selected-poetry-and-prose-paperback","title":"A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose - 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\u003eNancy Willard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSelections from Nancy Willard's acclaimed volumes of poetry and prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis diverse collection features some of Nancy Willard's most critically lauded poetry--including works from her Newbery Medal-winning volume, \u003ci\u003eA Visit to William Blake's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e--as well as her short fiction and four unconventional essays on writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHens, children, magic bottles, and the moon are just some of the characters running through the luminous musings gathered here. \"How to Stuff a Pepper\" becomes a heady discourse on the thoughts and sleeping habits of peppers. \"The Doctrine of the Leather-Stocking Jesus\" and \"The Hucklebone of a Saint\" are tales about the power of superstition to shape our lives. Other stories showcase favorite Willard themes about God, religion, and the magic and mysticism in everyday life--and the ancestors, guardians, saints, and spirits who, in Willard's words, come back \"once in a while to keep an eye on us, the living.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA paean to the power of storytelling, \u003ci\u003eA Nancy Willard Reader \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential volume for poetry and fiction lovers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNancy Willard (1936-2017) grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She was the author of two novels, seven books of stories and essays, and twelve books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eThe Sea at Truro \u003c\/i\u003e(2012). A winner of the Devins Memorial Award, she received NEA grants in both fiction and poetry. Her book \u003ci\u003eWater Walker\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and her picture book \u003ci\u003eA Visit to William Blake's Inn\u003c\/i\u003e was the first volume of poetry to receive the Newbery Medal, the country's highest honor for children's writing. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 229\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52701150314803,"sku":"9781480481718","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/eWtlR2dDR3NXaVhpemVEMUw5K2t1UT09.webp?v=1763261984","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/a-nancy-willard-reader-selected-poetry-and-prose-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}