{"product_id":"pocketing-the-light","title":"Pocketing the Light","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLee Desrosiers\u003c\/strong\u003e is a proud New Yorker who moved north to hear the crickets and has lived in New England for the past 38 years. Lee recently won Honorable Mention in the Tom Howard\/Margaret Reid Contest for an excerpt from a long poem in progress.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTheir poetry has been published in numerous journals and anthologies. Three full-length poetry books, the latest of which is \u003ci\u003eKeeping Planes in the Air\u003c\/i\u003e (2020), are from Salmon Poetry in Ireland. Two chapbooks are published by Glass Lyre Press.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eLee is founding editor and publisher of two literary journals. The first, \u003ci\u003eNaugatuck River Review,\u003c\/i\u003e is a journal of narrative poetry. The second, Wordpeace.co, is a multi-genre online journal dedicated to peace and social justice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eShe teaches Creative Writing and English Composition at Westfield State University and has taught Poetry in the Lesley University MFA program. Lee holds an MFA in Poetry from New England College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback: 72 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (July 22, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53826137096376,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/desrosiers_front.jpg?v=1785282884","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/pocketing-the-light","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}