The Wizard's Tears

ANNE SEXTON (1928-1974) is a world-renowned American poet, known for her highly personal, intimist verse. She is the author of many highly praised poetry collections including Live or Die, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1967. She wrote three other books for children with her friend Maxine Kumin--The Egg of Things, More Eggs of Things, and Joey and the Birthday Present--all of which will be reiussued by Triangle Square Books for Young Readers.Honored as America's poet laureate from 1981 to 1982, MAXINE KUMIN (1925-2014) has been the recipient of many literary awards including the Pulitzer Prize (1973), the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1999), and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize (2011). In addition to her seventeen poetry collections, novels, and essay collections for adults, she is the author of many children's books including Oh, Harry! (illustrated by Barry Moser), Mites to Mastodons (illustrated by Pam Zagarenski), and The Microscope (illustrated by Arnold Lobel).Keren Katz is an illustrator, comics artist and the non fictitious half of The Katz Sisters Duo. She graduated Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem, and received an MFA from The School of Visual Arts in NYC. She has contributed stories to anthologies world-wide, self publishes mini-comics all year round, practices performative, interactive and collaborative storytelling marathons in odd locations, and is part of The Humdrum Comics Collective and Pathos Mathos Company. Her debut graphic novel is titled The Academic Hour (Secret Acres, 2017).