{"product_id":"in-and-out-love-poems","title":"In and Out: Love Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArnold Johnston\u003c\/strong\u003e lives in Kalamazoo and South Haven, MI. His poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and translations have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies. His plays, and others written in collaboration with his wife, Deborah Ann Percy, have won over 300 productions and readings, as well as numerous awards and publications across the country and internationally; and they’ve written, co-written, edited, or translated over twenty books, their most recent being \u003cem\u003eThe Old Fart Plays,\u003c\/em\u003e just out from Dramatic Publishing Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArnie’s recent books are \u003cem\u003eThe Infernal Now\u003c\/em\u003e (poetry, Kelsay Books, 2022); \u003cem\u003eWhere We’re Going, Where We’ve Been \u003c\/em\u003e(poetry, FutureCycle Press, 2020);\u003cem\u003e Swept Away\u003c\/em\u003e (novel, Atmosphere Press, 2021); and \u003cem\u003eMr. Robert Monkey Returns to New York \u003c\/em\u003e(a collaboration with Debby, Brandylane Publishers, 2021). His other books include two poetry chapbooks,\u003cem\u003e Sonnets: Signs and Portents and What the Earth Taught Us\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Witching Voice: A Play about Robert Burns\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eOf Earth and Darkness: The Novels of William Golding\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eThe Witching Voice: A Novel from the Life of Robert Burns.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis many English versions of Jacques Brel’s songs have appeared in musical revues nationwide and on his CD, \u003cem\u003eJacques Brel: I’m Here! \u003c\/em\u003eArnie and Debby’s award-winning one-act “Steering into the Skid” has had over 100 readings and productions nationwide and appears in \u003cem\u003eThe MemoryCare Plays\u003c\/em\u003e (2014), an anthology of plays about Alzheimer’s disease. Their AIDS-related one-act “Love Is Strange” appears in \u003cem\u003eArt \u0026amp; Understanding: The Twentieth Anniversary Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e (2015). From 2009–2012 they were joint Arts and Entertainment columnists for the award-winning national quarterly journal\u003cem\u003e Phi Kappa Phi Forum. \u003c\/em\u003eA performer-singer, Arnie has played many solo concerts and over 100 roles on stage, screen, and radio. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Poets \u0026amp; Writers, the Associated Writing Programs, and the American Literary Translators Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was chairman of the English Department (1997–2007) and taught for many years at Western Michigan University, where he co-founded the creative writing program and founded the playwriting program. He is now a full-time writer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eFind out more at:\u003cbr\u003eJohnston-Percy-Writers.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaperback: 50 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (December 5, 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso available on Kindle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53362182160693,"sku":"tfp1787287135704","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/0059\/3717\/files\/in-and-out-love-poems_1.jpg?v=1787287141","url":"https:\/\/trelivora.com\/products\/in-and-out-love-poems","provider":"trelivora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}