{"product_id":"fireweed-gudrun-bortman-9781948461146","title":"Fireweed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Poetry Box Chapbook Prize Selection\u003c\/strong\u003e - Third Place (tie)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn November 2008, a vicious wildfire swept through Santa Barbara, California, forcing many residents to flee in fear, while wondering what would survive the angry flames. These poems tell that story through one woman's experience of loss and her resiliency to rebuild in the aftermath of destruction. Above all, this is a story of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy meadow scorched and bleak\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e without the cooling trees.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eTrenches gape, deep as graves, and the garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003echokes under dust and rock.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eBut there see? There: a sapling thrives, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003ea seed that rode in on the fire's wings.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gudrun Bortman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948461145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948461146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.10d","brand":"Gudrun Bortman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49165851197695,"sku":"9781948461146","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fireweed-gudrun-bortman-9781948461146","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}