{"product_id":"love-is-for-all-of-us-poems-of-tenderness-and-belonging-from-the-lgbtq-community-and-friends-paperback","title":"Love Is for All of Us: Poems of Tenderness and Belonging from the LGBTQ+ Community and Friends - 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\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrad Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLisa Congdon\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis luminous and open-hearted anthology of poems from the LGBTQIA+ community proves that there is nothing more universal than love. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by James Crews with his husband, Brad Peacock, and illustrated by Lisa Congdon, these compassionate poems of connection and affirmation are a celebration of all kinds of love--romantic, family, friendship, self-love, and love for nature. The poems are gathered from a diverse group of contemporary writers, both part of and allied with the LGBTQIA+ community, with a special focus on queer, nonbinary, and transgender poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors include Andrea Gibson, Ellen Bass, Nikita Gill, Mark Doty, Audre Lorde, Richard Blanco, Gabrielle Calvocoressi, Danez Smith, Joy Ladin, Carl Phillips, Li-Young Lee, and many others. Brief essays called \"Stories of Becoming\" act as touchstones throughout the book, telling the inspiring and touching stories of LGBTQIA+ people whose experiences may bring hope to others.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Crews\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of numerous anthologies, including New England Book Award winner \u003ci\u003eThe Wonder of Small Things, The Path to Kindness, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHow to Love the World\u003c\/i\u003e, which has over 100,000 copies in print. He and his work have been featured on NPR's Morning Edition and in \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of four prize-winning books of poetry, and his poems have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Magazine, Ploughshares, The Sun, The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Crews recently joined the New York Zen Center as a faculty member in the Contemplative Medicine Fellowship Program. He teaches mindfulness and writing throughout the United States, and lives with his husband in the woods of southern Vermont. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Peacock\u003c\/b\u003e is a veteran, writer, and long-time organic farmer from Shaftsbury, Vermont, whose passion is to bring people closer to one another and the natural world. His poems have been published in several anthologies, and his op-ed pieces have appeared in newspapers across the United States. He lives with his husband on forty rocky acres that they are restoring to a habitat for pollinators and native species. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 200\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336963711341,"sku":"9781635868951","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/2RcNIPMvI9781635868951.webp?v=1778922784","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/love-is-for-all-of-us-poems-of-tenderness-and-belonging-from-the-lgbtq-community-and-friends-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}