The Path to Kindness - poems of connection and joy by James Crews

THE PATH TO KINDNESS: Poems of Connection and Joy edited by James Crews (PB)

$24.99

This book is beautiful - from the artwork, poems and even the paper it is printed on.

James Crews's new collection, The Path to Kindness, offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems from a diverse range of voices including well-known writers Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Rios, Ross Gay, and Ada Limon, as well as new and emerging voices.

Featured Black poets include January Gill O Neil, Tracy K. Smith, and Cornelius Eady. Native American poets include Kimberly Blaeser, Joy Harjo (current U.S. Poet Laureate), and Linda Hogan.

The collection also features international voices, including Canadian poets Lorna Crozier and Susan Musgrave. Presented in the same perfect-in-the-hand format as How to Love the World, the collection includes prompts for journaling and exploration of selected poems, a book group guide, bios of all the contributing poets, and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova.

A foreword by Danusha Lameris, along with her popular poem "Small Kindnesses," is also included.

About the author -

James Crews is the editor of the best-selling anthologies, The Path to Kindness and How to Love the World. Crews holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Wisconsin Madison and a PhD in writing and literature from the University of Nebraska Lincoln. He teaches poetry at the University at Albany and lives with his husband in Shaftsbury, Vermont.

ISBN 9781635865332