{"product_id":"the-language-they-speak-is-things-to-eat","title":"The Language They Speak Is Things to Eat","description":"North Carolina is well known for its fiction writers, but the state is also home to a number of the nation's best poets. In the past few decades, these poets have produced memorable work and received numerous honors. A companion to the contemporary North Carolina fiction anthology \u003ci\u003eThe Rough Road Home\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), this book provides a substantial sampling of their recent bounty.      Poet Michael McFee has chosen from eight to twenty poems by each of fifteen poets. There is a refreshing diversity in the voices, from James Applewhite's down east tobacco farmer to Gerald Barrax's passionate urban man to Kathryn Stripling Byer's isolated mountain woman. The humor ranges from Maya Angelou's serious wit to Jonathan Williams's verbal improvisations. And there is a healthy variety in form and tone, from A. R. Ammons's free verse ruminations to Fred Chappell's vigorous, witty narratives in traditional forms.      But there is also a fundamental unity to these poets. They are all North Carolina writers, who were born in or have long lived in the state, and whose verbal consciousness has been shaped by the very nature of the place. Most importantly, they are all poets we can read with appreciation and great pleasure.    contributors    Betty Adcock  A. R. Ammons  Maya Angelou  James Applewhite  Gerald Barrax  Kathryn Stripling Byer  Fred Chappell  William Harmon  Susan Ludvigson  Michael McFee  Heather Ross Miller  Robert Morgan  Reynolds Price  James Seay  Jonathan Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Longleaf Services on behalf of Univ of N. Carolina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52651444961647,"sku":"9780807844830","price":204.81,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0921\/9384\/9711\/files\/0807844837.jpg?v=1770674502","url":"https:\/\/internacional.umlivro.com.br\/products\/the-language-they-speak-is-things-to-eat","provider":"Loja UmLivro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}