{"product_id":"forest-primeval-vievee-francis-9780810132436","title":"Forest Primeval: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner, 2017 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award \u003cbr\u003e Winner, 2016 Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award in the Poetry category \u003cbr\u003e Finalist, 2015 Balcones Poetry Prize \u003cbr\u003e Shortlist finalist, 2015 PEN Open Book Award for an exceptional book by an author of color \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Another Anti-Pastoral,\" \u003c\/i\u003ethe opening poem of \u003ci\u003eForest Primeval\u003c\/i\u003e, confesses that sometimes \"words fail.\" With a \"bleat in [her] throat,\" the poet identifies with the voiceless and wild things in the composed, imposed peace of the Romantic poets with whom she is in dialogue. Vievee Francis's poems engage many of the same concerns as her poetic predecessors--faith in a secular age, the city and nature, aging, and beauty. Words certainly do not fail as Francis sets off into the wild world promised in the title. The wild here is not chaotic but rather free and finely attuned to its surroundings. The reader who joins her will emerge sensitized and changed by the enduring power of her work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Vievee Francis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810132435\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810132436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triquarterly Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 6.10w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Literary Award - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 104","brand":"Vievee Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44049776640255,"sku":"9780810132436","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_85758cb6-79ca-44ad-88b2-8c3c7e5d3874.jpg?v=1685003395","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/forest-primeval-vievee-francis-9780810132436","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}