Following the success and momentum of his anthology
How to Love the World (93,000 copies in print)
, James Crews's new collection,
The Path to Kindness, offers more than 100 deeply felt and relatable poems from a diverse range of voices including well-known writers Julia Alvarez, Marie Howe, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Alberto Ríos, Ross Gay, and Ada Limón, as well as new and emerging voices. Featured Black poets include January Gill O’Neil, Tracy K. Smith, and Cornelius Eady. Native American poets include Kimberly Blaeser, Joy Harjo (current U.S. Poet Laureate), and Linda Hogan. The collection also features international voices, including Canadian poets Lorna Crozier and Susan Musgrave. Presented in the same perfect-in-the-hand format as
How to Love the World, the collection includes prompts for journaling and exploration of selected poems, a book group guide, bios of all the contributing poets, and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova. A foreword by Danusha Laméris, along with her popular poem "Small Kindnesses," is also included.
Following the success and momentum of his anthology How to Love the World (50,000 copies in print), James Crews' new collection, The Path to Kindness, offers 100 deeply felt and relatable poems from a diverse range of voices including well-known writers Marie Howe, Julia Alvarez, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Ross Gay, and Ada Limon, as well as new and emerging voices. Featured Black writers include January Gill O'Neil, Toi Derricotte, and Morgan Harper Nichols (an Instagram breakout poet). Native American writers include Kimberley Blaiser, Joy Harjo (current U.S. Poet Laureate), and Linda Hogan. The collection also features international voices, including Canadian poets Lorna Crozier and Robyn Sarah. Presented in the same perfect-in-the-hand format as How to Love the World, the collection includes prompts for journaling and exploration of selected poems, a book group guide, bios of all the contributing poets, and stunning cover art by award-winning artist Dinara Mirtalipova. A foreword by Danusha Lameris, along with her popular poem "Small Kindnesses," is also included.
“Our world desperately needs poems that help us come home to loving presence. You have in your hands an anthology with poems that directly nourish the spirit.” — Tara Brach, author of
Radical Acceptance “This collection of poetry is soul food worthy of savoring. Each poem is a feast unto itself, delivering nourishment for the heart's greatest tenacity and generosity - so needed in our individual and collective lives. It is a banquet of blessings to which I will return often. Thank you.” — Kristi Nelson, Executive Director of A Network for Grateful Living and author of
Wake Up Grateful 
