{"product_id":"karla-k-morton-new-and-selected-poems-9780875654140","title":"Karla K. Morton: New and Selected Poems","description":"As the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, Karla K. Morton believes that poetry is everyone's art, and has carved her place in Texas Letters with this stunning collection.\u003cbr\u003eWith well-loved titles such as \"For Love and Michelangelo,\" \"The Closer,\" \"Why God Needs a Shotgun,\" \"Alamo Coastline,\" \"Woman in the Pipe Shop,\" and \"When Texas No Longer Fits in the Glove Box,\" Morton's poetry will take you on a journey; her flowing style sparks memories and stirs emotions. Here's a short poem, inspired by a talk with her son, words of advice when he first fell in love: \u003cbr\u003eDon't Be Nervous\u003cbr\u003ewhen you see her.\u003cbr\u003eDon't worry about\u003cbr\u003ewhat you will say, or\u003cbr\u003ehow you will say it.\u003cbr\u003eJust look at her, \u003cbr\u003eand wonder\u003cbr\u003ehow your hand will fit\u003cbr\u003ein the small of her back;\u003cbr\u003ehow many pins it takes\u003cbr\u003eto hold up her hair. . .\u003cbr\u003eIt's no wonder Morton has been called \"one of the more adventurous voices in American poetry . . .\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875654140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Karla K. Morton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45418915201205,"sku":"9780875654140","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_00175975-68b4-4ef5-a394-39bddafc2c5c.jpg?v=1748390302","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/karla-k-morton-new-and-selected-poems-9780875654140","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}