{"product_id":"overtures","title":"Overtures","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLana Hechtman Ayers\u003c\/strong\u003e, originally from New York, settled in the Pacific Northwest after a decade in New England. She is managing editor of three poetry presses: Concrete Wolf Poetry Series, MoonPath Press, and World Enough Writers. She facilitates generative writing workshops in the Amherst Method, runs a poetry book club, helps other poets assemble manuscripts, and teaches at writer’s conferences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAyers earned BAs in Mathematics and Psychology, holds a Masters in Counseling Therapy, and possesses MFAs in Poetry and Writing Popular Fiction. A Best of the Net, Pushcart Prize, and National Book Award nominee, she won honors in the Discovery \/ Nation Award and in the Rita Dove Poetry Prize. She’s also a Hedgebrook Residency alumna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAyers is the author of six previous full-length collections of poems, including: \u003cem\u003eWhen All Else Fails\u003c\/em\u003e (The Poetry Box, 2023); \u003cem\u003eRed Riding Hood’s Real Life\u003c\/em\u003e (Night Rain Press, 2017); \u003cem\u003eDance From Inside My Bones\u003c\/em\u003e (Snake Nation Press, 2007), winner of the Hass Award; and \u003cem\u003eChicken Farmer I Still Love You\u003c\/em\u003e (D-N Publishing, 2007), winner of their annual manuscript contest. Ayers is also the author of a romantic time travel adventure, \u003cem\u003eTime Flash: Another Me,\u003c\/em\u003e and is currently writing its sequel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn addition to thriving in the book-loving culture, she enjoys the Oregon Coast’s bountiful rain and copious coffee shops. She lives with her marvelous husband and several sweet fur babies in a town famous for barking sea lions. A time travel enthusiast, she enjoys cryptograms and watches entirely too much Home \u0026amp; Garden television. Her favorite color is the swirl of Vincent van Gogh’s \u003cem\u003eStarry Night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit her online at:\u003cbr\u003eLanaAyers.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 125 pages\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 14, 2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReading:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOpen Books: A Poem Emporium in Seattle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50210868330753,"sku":"bkh1787304667674","price":17.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/1979\/5201\/files\/overtures_1.jpg?v=1787304674","url":"https:\/\/www.juniperavenue.shop\/products\/overtures","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}