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A Constellation of Kisses Paperback – July 15, 2019

by Diane Lockward (Editor), Lee Upton (Introduction)
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A kiss is never just a kiss--heat-seeking, information bearing, coded. In this inspired collection, poet and editor Diane Lockward has assembled over 100 poems about kisses written by many of our best contemporary poets. You'll find kisses longed for, kisses auditioned, kisses rehearsed. Ritualistic kissing. Delicious kissing. Kissing that comforts the grieving. Kissing that blesses a union ... Kisses in this anthology may be romantic or funny or comforting or erotic or mournful--and more ... We may hope that kissing always begins in delight and keeps on being delightful. But the truth, of course, is otherwise. This is, after all, a constellation of kisses ... May there be no end to the most genuine kisses, the right kisses, the ones that are good and meant for us to savor. And while we're at it, let's wish for no end to poems about kissing. (from the Foreword by Lee Upton)

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  3. Publisher
    Terrapin Books
  4. Publication date
    July 15, 2019
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    6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1947896172
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As soon as I heard this anthology's title I thought of the words Jimi Hendrix made famous: "Excuse me while I kiss the sky." These pages are constellated with all manner of kisses in all manner of patterns. --Lee Upton

Fabulously interesting. I definitely want to know what's inside that cover. Great going. --Gray Jacobik

Lovely balancing act, and I especially like that there's only one pair of luscious red lips--in a perfect place, too. --Lynne Knight

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Contributors to the anthology: Kim Addonizio Kelli Russell Agodon Susan Aizenberg Nin Andrews Wendy Barker Tony Barnstone Tina Barry Ellen Bass Michele Battiste Jane Beal Jan Beatty Jeanne Marie Beaumont Margo Berdeshevsky Jacqueline Berger Michelle Bitting Julie Bloemeke Laure-Anne Bosselaar Elya Braden Jason Lee Brown Kurt Brown Debra Bruce Jennifer Burd Elena Karina Byrne Lauren Camp Neil Carpathios Robin Rosen Chang Amanda Chiado Christopher Citro Patricia Clark Cathryn Cofell Geraldine Connolly Jackie Craven Jim Daniels Jessica de Koninck Maureen Doallas Lynn Domina Caitlin Doyle Denise Duhamel Jane Ebihara Alexis Rhone Fancher Ann Fisher-Wirth Alice Friman Deborah Gerrish Ona Gritz Bruce Guernsey Tami Haaland Jared Harel Jeffrey Harrison Hunt Hawkins Shayla Hawkins Karen Paul Holmes John Hoppenthaler Karla Huston Gray Jacobik Richard Jones Allison Joseph Tina Kelley Adele Kenny Claire Keyes David Kirby Lynne Knight Danusha Laméris Lance Larsen Dorianne Laux Jenifer Lawrence. Lynn Levin Jeffrey Levine Katharyn Machan Marjorie Maddox Jennifer Maier Charlotte Mandel Kelly McQuain Natasha Moni Ruth Mota Peter Murphy Dion O'Reilly Amy Pence Paulann Petersen John Poch Andrea Potos Wanda Praisner Christine Rhein Susan Rich Susanna Rich Katherine Riegel Kenneth Ronkowitz Dan Rosenberg Susan Rothbard Leigh Camacho Rourks Rajwant Saghera Nicholas Samaras Tim Seibles Ron Smith Christine Stewart-Nunez Marilyn Taylor J. C. Todd Sharon Tracey William Trowbridge David Vincenti Charles Harper Webb Scott Wiggerman Terence Winch Cecilia Woloch Baron Wormser Robert Wrigley Michael T. Young Yvonne Zipter

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Terrapin Books (July 15, 2019)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1947896172
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1947896178
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.46 x 9 inches
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Diane Lockward

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Diane Lockward is the editor of the THE PRACTICING POET: WRITING BEYOND THE BASICS (Terrapin Books, 2018); THE CRAFTY POET II: A PORTABLE WORKSHOP (Terrapin Books, 2016) and the earlier volume, THE CRAFTY POET: A PORTABLE WORKSHOP (Terrapin Books, rev. ed., 2016). She is also the author of four poetry books, including THE UNEATEN CARROTS OF ATONEMENT (Wind Publications, 2016). Her awards include the Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize, a poetry fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and a Woman of Achievement Award. Her poems have been included in such journals as Harvard Review, Southern Poetry Review, and Prairie Schooner. Her work has also been featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, The Writer’s Almanac, and Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry. www.dianelockward.com

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Joan Cacciatore Mazza
5.0 out of 5 stars Many kisses...
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2020
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...for this collection of poems full of energy and originality. Editor Diane Lockward chose well. Fun and poignant, filled with memory and nostalgia.
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Billy
5.0 out of 5 stars A kiss to linger over
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019
In this insane new America, we need all the hugs and kisses we can get. The editor Diane Lockward gives that to the reader with A Constellation of Kisses. Every poem deserves its place in this anthology, but, of course, I have favorites. I’ve read and reread Ellen Bass’s “Gate C22,” about a middle-aged couple kissing in an airport. Bass’s poem overflows with passion and the wonder of actually giving birth, as well as giving birth to something as profound and precious as finding love later in life. Ona Gritz’s “Eighteen” describes how love, or in this case, sexual attraction, allows the narrator to give “no thought to palsy, to exposing/my uneven legs.” Tina Barry’s “Frida with Monkey” has all the heat and mystery of the Frida Kahlo painting it’s based on. And in 14 lines, Caitlin Doyle’s “Cradle Thief” shows the young narrator’s reaction to seeing an older man kiss a young girl. The narrator doesn’t have words yet for desire, but “All week, I ran a fever that wouldn’t break.” It’s a stunning poem. Those are just a few of the poems that are worth a read. There is something in every poem in this anthology to admire.
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Mercury Miner
5.0 out of 5 stars All kinds of kisses.
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2019
I enjoyed reading these poems about kisses. Each one ponders a different aspect of this common, yet highly-charged human act. There were some familiar poems, like Ellen Bass’s “Gate C-22,” which must be so popular because it describes unconditional love. In the poem a man looks at his wife “almost as if he were a mother still open from giving birth,/as your mother must have looked at you. no matter/what happened after…” But this collection is not limited to love poems; there is a poem about a nightmare kiss, where the speaker feels as “if she’d fallen into an open grave…” There is a doggy kiss and a parrot kiss, “with his Bakelite beak,” and also a kiss from a creepy grandfather. The anthology boasts a broad range of authors from the well-known Dorianne Laux and Kim Addonizio to a host of others I’ve never read before, but will look for in the future. The poems are also written in a variety of styles and forms. This is such a fun read!
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Reedmoore
5.0 out of 5 stars A Five-Star Anthology
Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2019
From its elegant design, meticulous attention to detail, and attractive production, this volume is what readers have come to expect from editor/publisher Diane Lockward and Terrapin Books. Lockward’s choice of poems is thoughtful and intelligent. Always accessible, the poems’ content rests at the balance point of everyday life and the larger world. This is a well-rounded and comprehensive collection that includes some of today’s best poets. There are poems with a sense of fun and whimsy, as well as poems that express profound truths about human relationships. A Constellation of Kisses is a five-star anthology and a must-have for every poetry lover’s library (and every lover’s library too).
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C. Keyes
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you've wanted to know about kissing
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019
While I'm a contributor to this anthology and thus not the most impartial of judges, I was delighted to read all the poems related to the topic of kissing. It's one of the most human---and thus most humane----collections of poems I've read---and I've read many. Is a kiss romantic? some times. Is a kiss exploratory? in this collection, definitely. That first kiss of one's youth is unforgettable, at least for several poets in this collection. Kisses of passion. Kisses of comfort. They are all here and the bonus is the perspective of our contemporary poets.
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Vancouver Island
5.0 out of 5 stars Love, Death, & Everything in Between
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2019
If you think you'd tire reading poem after poem about kisses, think again. The poems in this stunning constellation, selected by poet and editor Diane Lockward, are so varied in their approach and so intense in their import that they make you happy to be alive in the world--and grateful that love and grief, sex and death, romance and history can all be rendered so passionately. But don't take my word for it--take the words of the poets here, including some of the brightest stars in the contemporary constellation.
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Yvonne Zipter
5.0 out of 5 stars A gem of a book
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2019
Poetry fans will recognize a number of the poets represented in this book, from Dorianne Laux and Robert Wrigley to Allison Joseph and David Kirby. But even those who don't follow poetry closely will be delighted by this book, with kisses of every variety represented, from the silly to the solemn, from the passionate to the parental, from the start of something to the end of something. I would offer a quote from a poem in the book, but I can't begin to choose!
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M. Andrews
5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful and fun collection
Reviewed in the United States on August 26, 2019
This was such an uplifting read--so many delightful, fun, surprising poems! Each one like a special and memorable kiss.
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