{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Peter Meinke","description":"Peter Meinke was the first Poet Laureate of St. Petersburg, and now is Poet Laureate of Florida.  His most recent book is \u201cTasting Like Gravity\u201d, (2018, U. of Tampa Press).  He\u2019s published eight collections in the prestigious Pitt Poetry Series, and his book of essays, \u201cTo Start With, Feel Fortunate,\u201d received the 2017 William Meredith Award.  \u201cThe Piano Tuner,\u201d a collection of short stories, received the 1986 Flannery O\u2019Connor Award.  He\u2019s won awards from the NEA, PSA, and Fulbright organizations, and has given readings throughout America, including at the Library of Congress. His wife, artist Jeanne Clark Meinke, has illustrated many of his books, including his children\u2019s book, \u201cThe Elf Poem\u201d (2015, U. of Tampa Press).   ","author_name":"The Florida Writer Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/floridawriters.libsyn.com\/website","html":"