Joe Murphy on American Poetry
Hi Everyone-
I'm getting ready to leave on another, this time more ambitious, road trip to the IBC (Independent Booksellers Consortium) meeting in Oxford, Mississippi. I'm riding down there with Sam, our bookkeeper (who's not attending the conference but just loves the region) and meeting Alicia, our marketing director, in Oxford. I've heard such wonderful things about that part of the world, that I'm really lookng forward to the trip -- plus, I get to see Faulkner's house!
I just wanted to take this opportunity to mention a new Buyer's Choice. I hope you've been keeping an eye on our -- we've expanded the program a bit, and I for one am very pleased with the titles that the other buyers and I have selected. We picked them with you, our customers, in mind, and we think you will like our choices. A good example is the new Oxford Book of American Poetry. April is National Poetry Month, and here's a perfect place to start with a stunningly thorough collection of American poetry under one cover. Believe me -- as an English major, I saw every conceivable combination of poetry anthologies over the years, but this one really stands out. It features generous selections of all the greats: Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Moore, Eliot (including "The Waste Land" in its entirety!), Millay, and cummings. Plus, there are lots of major poets of more recent years: Donald Justice, Kenneth Koch, A.R. Ammons, Adrienne Rich, Charles Simic, Billy Collins, Anne Carson, and too many more great names to even begin to mention. I don't often use this space to stump for poetry, but this collection really deserves your attention. It's a lovely package, too, and as a Buyer's Choice, we have it at 20% off. Come take a look -- it's really a book you need to hold in your hands.
Talk to You Soon,
Joe Murphy
Head Book Buyer
I'm getting ready to leave on another, this time more ambitious, road trip to the IBC (Independent Booksellers Consortium) meeting in Oxford, Mississippi. I'm riding down there with Sam, our bookkeeper (who's not attending the conference but just loves the region) and meeting Alicia, our marketing director, in Oxford. I've heard such wonderful things about that part of the world, that I'm really lookng forward to the trip -- plus, I get to see Faulkner's house!I just wanted to take this opportunity to mention a new Buyer's Choice. I hope you've been keeping an eye on our -- we've expanded the program a bit, and I for one am very pleased with the titles that the other buyers and I have selected. We picked them with you, our customers, in mind, and we think you will like our choices. A good example is the new Oxford Book of American Poetry. April is National Poetry Month, and here's a perfect place to start with a stunningly thorough collection of American poetry under one cover. Believe me -- as an English major, I saw every conceivable combination of poetry anthologies over the years, but this one really stands out. It features generous selections of all the greats: Whitman, Dickinson, Frost, Stevens, Williams, Pound, Moore, Eliot (including "The Waste Land" in its entirety!), Millay, and cummings. Plus, there are lots of major poets of more recent years: Donald Justice, Kenneth Koch, A.R. Ammons, Adrienne Rich, Charles Simic, Billy Collins, Anne Carson, and too many more great names to even begin to mention. I don't often use this space to stump for poetry, but this collection really deserves your attention. It's a lovely package, too, and as a Buyer's Choice, we have it at 20% off. Come take a look -- it's really a book you need to hold in your hands.Talk to You Soon,
Joe Murphy
Head Book Buyer
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