{"product_id":"american-faith-9781946448460","title":"American Faith","description":"The ultimate subject of Maya Catherine's stunning debut collection is violence. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Faith\u003c\/i\u003e begins with its manifestation in our country: a destructive administration, a history of cruelty and extermination, and a love of firearms. \"He owns a gun farm in Florida\/they grow in swamps like chestnuts.\" The poet introduces a suite of poems that precisely imagines the consequences, a series of \"cancellations\"--of government, bees, the color wheel, the return to nature, and the end of the world. The violence naturally extends to the personal. The speaker's Romanian grandfather keeps wild dogs in case a man tries to steal his daughters. A godmother is psychologically erased by her tempestuous husband, who is nevertheless generous to flowers. \"It's what happened inside her\/that slouched.\" And what for some is routine can feel like an assault: a TSA agent wipes down a bra tucked in a traveler's suitcase, adding, \"prettiest terrorist I've seen all day.\" Tentatively, the title poem casts light on the unexplored future, a solution that includes faith: ..\".the days, impatient, fresh beasts, appeal to me--You are here. You must believe in something.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781946448460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maya C. Popa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672243105948,"sku":"9781946448460","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4df24c90-ff91-4074-8554-5ff32d5fb522.jpg?v=1603927284","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/american-faith-9781946448460","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}