{"product_id":"talking-me-off-the-roof","title":"Talking Me Off the Roof","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaurie Kuntz\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning poet and film producer. She taught creative writing and poetry in Japan, Thailand, and the Philippines. Many of her poetic themes are a result of her working with Southeast Asian refugees for over a decade after the Vietnam War years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe has published two poetry collections, \u003cem\u003eThe Moon Over My Mother’s House\u003c\/em\u003e (Finishing Line Press) and \u003cem\u003eSomewhere in the Telling\u003c\/em\u003e (Mellen Press); and two chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eSimple Gestures\u003c\/em\u003e (Texas Review Press) and \u003cem\u003eWomen at the Onsen\u003c\/em\u003e (Blue Light Press); as well as an ESL reader, \u003cem\u003eThe New Arrival, Books 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/em\u003e (Prentice Hall Publishers). Moment Poetry Press has published a broadside of her poem “The Moon Over My Mother’s House” on their website. Her poems “Darnella’s Duty” and “Not Drowning But Waving” have been produced in a podcast from LKMNDS, and her poem, “Darnella’s Duty” is published in a new Black Lives Matter Anthology from CivicLeicester. Her two ESL books have been featured on the podcast ESL for Equality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, and her chapbook \u003cem\u003eSimple Gestures\u003c\/em\u003e won the Texas Review Poetry Chapbook Contest. She was editor-in-chief of \u003cem\u003eBlue Muse Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and a guest editor of \u003cem\u003eHunger Mountain Magazine.\u003c\/em\u003e She has produced documentaries on the repeal of the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Law, and she is an associate producer for a documentary on the Colombian peace process and reintegration of guerrilla soldiers in Colombia. She is the executive producer of an Emmy winning short narrative film, \u003cem\u003ePosthumous.\u003c\/em\u003e Recently retired, she lives in an endless summer state of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eVisit her at:\u003cbr\u003elauriekuntz.myportfolio.com\/home-1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 64 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (November 14, 2022)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAward:\u003cbr\u003eSparks of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Cal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eliope (Best of the Net 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eReviews:\u003cbr\u003eAwakenings\u003cbr\u003eCompulsive Reader\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLondon Grip Poetry Review\u003cbr\u003ePinhole Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43495336214589,"sku":"wuy1787286783155","price":11.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0623\/1470\/9053\/files\/talking-me-off-the-roof_1.jpg?v=1787286788","url":"https:\/\/ownstyleboutique.shop\/products\/talking-me-off-the-roof","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}