{"product_id":"voluntary-servitude-poems-9781555974084","title":"Voluntary Servitude: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eA chilling and masterful second poetry collection by Mark Wunderlich, the author of the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Anchorage \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes the heart breaks. Sometimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eit is not held hostage. The red world\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ewhere cells prepare for the unexpected\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esplays open at the window's ledge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe not human you inhuman thing. \u003c\/i\u003e-from \"Amaryllis\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoluntary Servitude\u003c\/i\u003e asks of the beloved, \"You say, Don't wreck me, and I say I won't, but how can I know that?\" Here the poet is both servant and master to memory, sex, family, and the will of the lover, and the resulting poems describe the physical and psychological constraints and releases of relationships at the breaking point.\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 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781555974084\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.23d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Lambda Literary Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLambda Book Report\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2005 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/22\/2004 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mark Wunderlich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45351387857077,"sku":"9781555974084","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3e0a972-c5c0-4f50-821c-1d24ec2f42c1.jpg?v=1746541324","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/voluntary-servitude-poems-9781555974084","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}