{"product_id":"desideratum","title":"Desideratum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesideratum\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003epoem\/book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003espell\/myth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexodus\/ARRIVAL\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewarm wind\/cold creek\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmanda Bloom’s writing appears in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSLICE\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFENCE\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pinch\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Yale Review\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCRAFT\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Offing\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eFunicular\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStorm Cellar\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmbient Receiver\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ematchbook\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNarratively\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eErotic Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAbout Place Journal\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedium\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBARNHOUSE\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHOBART\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esaltfront\u003c\/em\u003e, and “Spectral Lines: Poems about Scientists” from Alternating Current Press.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eDesideratum\u003c\/em\u003e, her pocket book poem, was released in September, 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmanda’s short story “Charles” was a Pushcart Prize nominee, and “A Hopeful Animal,” published in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Cardiff Review\u003c\/em\u003e, was a finalist in the 2018 \u003cem\u003eIowa Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAward for Fiction. She served as a fiction editor at the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Haven Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor two years and, in 2018, earned a Connecticut Artist Emerging Recognition Award for fiction and poetry. She is a regularly featured poet on “Marfa Mystery Hour,” a weekly program of Marfa Public Radio, an NPR station.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAs publisher and curator, she operated\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mercurial (web) magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u0026amp; gallery in Danbury, Connecticut from 2009 to 2013. Amanda is also a trusted copywriter whose collaborators include Conair Corporation, Cuisinart, PureRed (formerly Haddad \u0026amp; Partners), Charter Communications, TurnKey Vacation Rentals (now Vacasa), and Vespoli. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAmanda lives \u0026amp; works in Marfa, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Stop \u0026 Read Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50748617425176,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/3649\/8456\/files\/Screenshot2025-10-12at4.14.19PM.png?v=1760303665","url":"https:\/\/www.stopandreadbooks.com\/products\/desideratum","provider":"Stop \u0026 Read Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}