{"product_id":"what-we-are-becoming-2024-southern-prize-state-fellowships-for-literary-arts-paperback","title":"Better Futures, Better Songs: 2025 Southern Prize \u0026 State Fellowships for Literary Arts - 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\u003eRebecca Gayle Howell\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eSuzette M. Surkamer\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom South Arts and Hub City Press comes an anthology containing selections of poetry from nine Southern states chosen for the 2025 Southern Prize \u0026amp; State Fellowships in Literary Arts that celebrate innovation in poetry.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBetter Futures, Better Songs\u003c\/em\u003e offers a vivid portrait of a South in transition--an anthology where craft meets courage and every page invites discovery. With striking imagination and technical mastery, these poets push the boundaries of form, voice, and emotion--merging narrative with innovation to craft verse that is both deeply resonant and refreshingly unexpected.Their poems balance wit and poignancy, risk, and refinement--offering a vision of Southern poetry that is as diverse and dynamic as the region itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis anthology features work from Meg Day, Julie Hensley, Ashley M. Jones, Aurielle Marie, Karisma Price, C.T. Salazar, Shakeema Smalls, Jessica Q. Stark, and Marcus Wicker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom visual poetics to narrative invention, this collection celebrates the emotional depth and stylistic brilliance of a region's most vital literary voices. Explore the future of Southern poetry--one unforgettable voice at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREBECCA GAYLE HOWELL\u003c\/strong\u003e is a genre-rousing writer, translator, librettist, and editor. Her work has received critical acclaim from such outlets as \u003cem\u003eThe Los Angeles Times, Poetry London, Asymptote, Publisher's Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e The Kenyon Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and she has been translated into Spanish and German. Howell's Best Book of the Year honors include those from The Best Translated Book Awards, Foreword INDIES Awards, The Nautilus Awards, The Banipal Prize (U.K.), \u003cem\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers, Ms. Magazine, The Millions, Library Journal, Bitter Southerner\u003c\/em\u003e, and others. Among her other awards are the United States Artists Fellowship, the Carson McCullers Fellowship, the Kentucky Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship, the Pushcart Prize, and two winter fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. Howell makes her home between Central Kentucky and Northwest Arkansas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53530690093363,"sku":"9798885740562","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/lLd0-I5tZs9798885740562.webp?v=1782995211","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/what-we-are-becoming-2024-southern-prize-state-fellowships-for-literary-arts-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}