{"product_id":"how-to-be-a-contemplative-poems-and-brief-reflections","title":"How to Be a Contemplative: Poems and Brief Reflections","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJudith Valente\u003c\/strong\u003e’s chapbook \u003ci\u003eInventing an Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e was selected by Mary Oliver for the 2005 national Aldrich Poetry Prize. It was followed by her full-length collection, \u003ci\u003eDiscovering Moons,\u003c\/i\u003e in 2009, published by Virtual Artists Collective\/Chicago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eAlong with Charles Reynard, Judith is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eTwenty Poems to Nourish Your Soul,\u003c\/i\u003e an anthology of poems and reflections. She is the author of five nonfiction books, including the memoir \u003ci\u003eAtchison Blue: A Search for Silence, a Spiritual Home and a Living Faith\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Live\u003c\/i\u003e; and co-author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Art of Pausing: Meditations for the Overworked and Overwhelmed, \u003c\/i\u003ea collection of haiku and short meditations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eJudith is a former staff writer for \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003eand on-air correspondent for national PBS-TV and two National Public Radio affiliates in Illinois. She was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in journalism and has won numerous awards for her journalism, poetry, and nonfiction writing. She is a sought-after speaker who frequently leads retreats on how to live a more contemplative life in the secular world and guides the annual “Benedictine Footprints” contemplative, cultural and culinary retreat\/pilgrimage to lesser-known parts of Italy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eWebsite: judithvalente.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eFacebook: Judith Valente\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN;\"\u003eInstagram: JudithValente_Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 90 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (May 21, 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210870493441,"sku":"xtr1787304704185","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/how-to-be-a-contemplative-poems-and-brief-reflections_1.jpg?v=1787304711","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/how-to-be-a-contemplative-poems-and-brief-reflections","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}