{"product_id":"on-the-ground-9781555974039","title":"On the Ground","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA spiritually resonant and politically urgent new collection by the winner of the Lenore Marshall poetry prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy father was a soldier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewho was smaller than my son\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhen he returned as a ghost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI begged him to stay with us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut he said: \"Not until you come to life.\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003e-from \"[Untitled]\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFanny Howe's bold new collection responds to the contrast between American imperialist goals and the realities of life lived \"on the ground.\" While our minds are preoccupied with the war games on television, we go on living among our ordinary joys and appetites. How can we live under these dissonant conditions and reconcile our existence with our longings?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Graywolf Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.32w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/21\/2004 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fanny Howe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378672599221,"sku":"9781555974039","price":11.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_028356a1-585c-4ce1-a72f-fe2fe68f0549.jpg?v=1753159373","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-the-ground-9781555974039","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}