{"product_id":"once-a-city-said-a-louisville-poets-anthology-paperback","title":"Once a City Said: A Louisville Poets Anthology - 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\u003eJoy Priest\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Louisville Poets Anthology edited by Louisville native and acclaimed author Joy Priest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eConceived in the aftermath of city-wide protests in 2020, \u003ci\u003eOnce a City Said\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the polyvocal communities of Louisville, Kentucky, a city celebrated for its bourbon, basketball, and horse racing, but long fraught with racial injustice, police corruption, and social unrest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePriest takes the city's narrative out of the mouths of politicians, news anchors, and police chiefs, and puts it into the mouths of poets. What emerges is an intimate report of a city misshapen by segregation, tourism, and ruptures in the public trust. Featuring 37 acclaimed and emerging poets--including Mitchell L. H. Douglas, Erin Keane, Ryan Ridge, and Hannah L. Drake--\u003ci\u003eOnce a City Said\u003c\/i\u003e archives the traditions and icons, the landmarks and spirits, the portraits and memories of Derby City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis publication is supported by individual donors who gave to the 2021 Fund for the Arts ArtsMatch campaign. Matching funds were made possible by Fund for the Arts in partnership with LG\u0026amp;E and KU Foundation. \u003c\/i\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\r\n\r\nJoy Priest \u003c\/b\u003ewas born and raised in Louisville, KY across the street from the world's most famous horse racing track. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHorsepower\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Poetry Review, \u003c\/i\u003eAcademy of American Poets' Poem-a-Day series and \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eamong others, as well as in commissions for the MFAH and LACMA. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Bitter Southerner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eESPN \u003c\/i\u003e.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e V. Joshua Adams \u003c\/b\u003e, former editor of Chicago Review, teaches literature and writing at the UofL. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBennington Review, Posit, Painted Bride Quarterly, Tupelo Quarterly\u003ci\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emakalani bandele \u003c\/b\u003eis an Affrilachian Poet. bandele's work has been published in several anthologies and widely in literary journals. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eMackenzie Berry \u003c\/b\u003e’s poetry has been published in \u003ci\u003eVinyl, Up the Staircase Quarterly, Hobart, and Blood Orange Review\u003ci\u003e, among others. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Cambron's\u003cb\u003e poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003eLiterary Leo, Word Hotel\u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHeartland Trail Review\u003ci\u003e. It was choreographed and featured in the Louisville Ballet's 2018 Choreographer's Showcase. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeremy Michael Clark\u003c\/b\u003e's poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWest Branch, Poetry Northwest, Southern Review\u003ci\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eBernard Clay\u003c\/b\u003e’s work has been published in various journals and anthologies. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDarcy Cleaver\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher, poet, and playwright.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Davis \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet and visual artist whose narrative works range from social commentary to afrofuturism, often intertwining the societal with the speculative.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMitchell L. H. Douglas\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English at IUPUI and the author of \u003ci\u003e Dying in the Scarecrow's Arms\u003ci\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHannah Drake \u003c\/b\u003eis a blogger, activist, public speaker, poet, and author of 11 books. She writes commentary on politics, feminism, and race, and her work has been featured online at \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan, The Bitter Southerner, The Lily, Harper's Bazaar\u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRevolt TV\u003ci\u003e. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJessica Farquhar \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eDear Motorcycle Enthusiast\u003ci\u003e. You can find her work in \u003ci\u003eCan We Have Our Ball Back?\u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBear Review\u003ci\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIsiah Fish \u003c\/b\u003eis a queer poet \u0026amp; performer whose work has been published in \u003ci\u003eAlbion Review, Blood Orange Review, Foglifte\u003ci\u003er, \u0026amp; \u003ci\u003eMiracle Monocle\u003ci\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Garner \u003c\/b\u003eis a spoken word artist, published poet, host \u0026amp; keynote speaker. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eMartha Greenwald \u003c\/b\u003eis the Founding Director of WhoWeLostKY.org, a project encouraging Kentuckians to write about loved ones lost to Covid-19. Her work has appeared in such journals as \u003ci\u003eNew World Writing, The Threepenny Review, Slate, Poetry, The Sewanee Review\u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBest New Poets\u003ci\u003e. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Haydon \u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and essayist whose work explores Southern queerness, maternity, and significations of the body. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eExposition Review, Lucky Jefferson, Coffin Bell Journal, Naugatuck River Review\u003ci\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethe tiny journal\u003ci\u003e. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eJohn James \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Milk Hours\u003ci\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eBoston Review, Kenyon Review, Gulf Coast, PEN Poetry Series, Best American Poetry\u003ci\u003e, and elsewhere. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Keane \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of 3 collections of poems and the editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Louisville Anthology\u003ci\u003e. She is editor in chief at \u003ci\u003eSalon.com\u003ci\u003e and is on the faculty of Spalding U's School of Creative and Professional Writing.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnna Leigh Knowles\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eConditions of The Wounded\u003ci\u003e. Her work appears in \u003ci\u003eBlackbird, Indiana Review, Memorious, The Missouri Review Online, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, storySouth, Hunger Mountain, Thrush Poetry Journal\u003ci\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTin House Online\u003ci\u003e. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e Kristi Maxwell\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 7 books of poems. She's an associate professor of English at the UofL.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e KY poet, folklorist, and educator \u003cb\u003eSarah McCartt-Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e's work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eBellingham Review, Indiana Review, Journal of American Folklore, The Maine Review, Tidal Basin Review, The Louisville Review \u003ci\u003e, and others. She is the author of  \u003ci\u003eStonelight, Calf Canyon, Vein of Stone \u003ci\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChildren Born on the Wrong Side of the River \u003ci\u003e.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eErin L. McCoy \u003c\/b\u003e’s work has appeared in the \u003ci\u003e \"Best New Poets\" \u003ci\u003e anthology twice. Her poetry and fiction have been published in \u003ci\u003eWest Branch, Narrative, Bennington Review, Conjunctions, Pleiades, DIAGRAM, Nimrod International Journal \u003ci\u003e, and other publications.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGlenna Meeks \u003c\/b\u003eis a NYC based emerging poet and filmmaker from Louisville. Her poems have been published in \u003ci\u003eThe London Reader\u003ci\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTaunt Magazine\u003ci\u003e. She is writing a memoir about the people and places that have made her.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eSunshine Meyers \u003c\/b\u003eis a self-professed Louisville native, SLP, artist, and closet poet. While these titles may seem disparate, they each convey her primary passions of communication and self-expression. 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Her poetry has appeared in \u003ci\u003e The Clackamas Literary Review, Juked, Gastronomica\u003ci\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInscape\u003ci\u003e, among other journals. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLance G. Newman \u003c\/b\u003eis a 'Renaissance Man' who wears several hats; the writer, the poet, the actor, the playwright, the artist, the teacher and the student. \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eNguyễn Vũ Ngọc Uyên\u003c\/b\u003e is a Vietnamese-American immigrant based in South Louisville , a social worker and a therapist.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe work of \u003cb\u003eRobert L. 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