{"product_id":"the-clock-in-my-blood-selected-poems-1975-2014","title":"The Clock in My Blood: Selected Poems, 1975–2014","description":"\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward Lense\u003c\/strong\u003e (1945–2014) was a well-known poet and accomplished photographer in the Columbus, Ohio, scene from the 1970s until his death in 2014. Having earned his BA from New York University in 1969 and Doctor of Philosophy from Ohio State University in 1975, he worked as professor of English at Columbus College of Art and Design (1976–2007) and served as advisor to the college’s student literary and visual arts magazine \u003cem\u003eBotticelli \u003c\/em\u003e(1976–2000). His frequent readings were well-attended. He was a three-time Ohio Arts Council Award winner in poetry and criticism and reviewed books for \u003cem\u003eOhioana Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e. Although best known as a poet, he also wrote novels, short stories, a textbook on writing poetry, a libretto, meditations, and homilies. He translated poetry from Anglo Saxon and collaborated with visual artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe 105 works collected here represent fewer than a third of Edward’s poems, which total more than 370. In ordering them, the editor used four manuscripts in her possession titled \u003cem\u003eThe Clock in My Blood\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as digital files in the Special Collections room of Ohio State University Libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAbout the Editor\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Fleming\u003c\/strong\u003e’s collection of essays, \u003cem\u003eResurrection of the Wild: Meditations on Ohio’s Natural Landscape\u003c\/em\u003e, won the PEN-America Art of the Essay Award in 2020. She has published five books of poetry, two collections of essays, one novel, and four volumes of scholarship. For many years, she served as editor and director of the Ashland Poetry Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca name=\"_Hlk174255267\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePaperback: 186 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (September 8, 2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54115320496312,"sku":null,"price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/lensefleming_front_1.jpg?v=1789612547","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/the-clock-in-my-blood-selected-poems-1975-2014","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}