{"product_id":"a-holy-dread-9781949944860","title":"A Holy Dread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2024 Alice James Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...the holy dread with which we face that which we love most, or that which loves us the most...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Mary Ruefle, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"On Fear\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this highly anticipated second collection of poetry, R. A. Villanueva reckons with identity, family, and history to illuminate the tenderness and calamity of the world we make together--the beauty and grief our children will inherit. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Holy Dread\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from essential questions and fierce hopes about why we create, who we hold dear, and how we might brave \"every small \/ catastrophe laced with joy.\" Inspired by his experiences as a Filipino American writer, educator, son, and father, Villanueva's revelatory new book expands on his celebrated debut, \u003cem\u003eReliquaria\u003c\/em\u003e, with grace and intensity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough explorations of faith and myth, experiments with praise songs, sonnet sequences, devotionals, and lyric fragments, Villanueva's poems dare to reach for \"all-trembling miracles\" even as things fall apart around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949944860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"R. A. Villanueva","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122391642293,"sku":"9781949944860","price":17.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_1d5ff2d6-d60e-47c2-9df5-c206cf8f1d76.jpg?v=1766512851","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-holy-dread-9781949944860","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}