Postmodern Pallor, Everyday Joy: My Mourning Turned to Laughter Published by Outskirts Press
Hyattsville, MD, January 25, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Outskirts Press, Inc. has published My Mourning Turned to Laughter by Robert Champ. The author's most recent book to date is a 5.5 x 8.5 paperback in the American poetry category and is available worldwide on book retailer websites such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble. My Mourning Turned to Laughter is also available in its 5.5 x 8.5 hardback edition with jacket. The webpage at www.outskirtspress.com/mymourningturnedtolaughter was launched simultaneously with the book's publication.
In My Mourning Turned to Laughter, Robert Champ's third book of poetry, the harshness and philosophical bankruptcy of the postmodern era are depicted in both narrative and lyric verse.
In equal measure, Champ also writes of the pleasures of art, the comfort and challenge of human relationships, the beauties of nature, and the approach to God. As Champ writes in the Preface, "For all the darkness in which we have wrapped ourselves, there are still sources of joy, moments of connection during which we see that everything fits, is orderly."
The poems produce no answers to the human dilemma -- a quest for which they are, in any case, unsuited. Poetry, as W. H. Auden says, "makes nothing happen." And yet, at its best, poetry can offer solace and hope that "all manner of things will be well." The author attempts in these pages to do both.
108 pages in length, My Mourning Turned to Laughter is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the American poetry category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, My Mourning Turned to Laughter meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $10.95 and $22.95 for the paperback and hardback editions, respectively.
Additionally, My Mourning Turned to Laughter can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432760823
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback white
SRP: $10.95
ISBN: 9781432760830
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 hardback w/ jacket
SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/mymourningturnedtolaughter.
About the author:
Robert Champ lives in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he teaches English and American Literature online at University of Maryland University College. He has degrees in English from Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was the recipient of both awards and fellowships. His poems, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous periodicals. He is the author of Blue Denim Days (2005) and The Little Wonders of the Earth (2008)
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
In My Mourning Turned to Laughter, Robert Champ's third book of poetry, the harshness and philosophical bankruptcy of the postmodern era are depicted in both narrative and lyric verse.
In equal measure, Champ also writes of the pleasures of art, the comfort and challenge of human relationships, the beauties of nature, and the approach to God. As Champ writes in the Preface, "For all the darkness in which we have wrapped ourselves, there are still sources of joy, moments of connection during which we see that everything fits, is orderly."
The poems produce no answers to the human dilemma -- a quest for which they are, in any case, unsuited. Poetry, as W. H. Auden says, "makes nothing happen." And yet, at its best, poetry can offer solace and hope that "all manner of things will be well." The author attempts in these pages to do both.
108 pages in length, My Mourning Turned to Laughter is being aggressively promoted to appropriate markets with a focus on the American poetry category. With U.S. wholesale distribution through Ingram and Baker & Taylor, and pervasive online availability through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and elsewhere, My Mourning Turned to Laughter meets consumer demand through both retail and library markets with a suggested retail price of $10.95 and $22.95 for the paperback and hardback editions, respectively.
Additionally, My Mourning Turned to Laughter can be ordered by retailers or wholesalers for the maximum trade discount price set by the author in quantities of ten or more from the Outskirts Press Direct bookstore at www.outskirtspress.com/bookstore.
ISBN: 9781432760823
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 paperback white
SRP: $10.95
ISBN: 9781432760830
Format: 5.5 x 8.5 hardback w/ jacket
SRP: $22.95
For more information or to contact the author, visit www.outskirtspress.com/mymourningturnedtolaughter.
About the author:
Robert Champ lives in Hyattsville, Maryland, where he teaches English and American Literature online at University of Maryland University College. He has degrees in English from Loyola University of Chicago and the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was the recipient of both awards and fellowships. His poems, articles and reviews have appeared in numerous periodicals. He is the author of Blue Denim Days (2005) and The Little Wonders of the Earth (2008)
About Outskirts Press, Inc.
Outskirts Press, Inc. offers full-service, custom self-publishing and book marketing services for authors seeking a cost-effective, fast, and flexible way to publish and distribute their books worldwide while retaining all their rights and full creative control. Available for authors globally at www.outskirtspress.com and located on the outskirts of Denver, Colorado, Outskirts Press represents the future of book publishing, today.
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Outskirts Press, Inc., 10940 S. Parker Rd - 515, Parker, Colorado 80134
http://outskirtspress.com 1-888-OP-BOOKS
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