{"product_id":"the-bearers-of-being-jess-wagner-9798822986688","title":"The Bearers of Being: Prose and Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoems and Prose on Fate, Healing, and the Human Spirit \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e The Bearers of Being, \u003c\/em\u003ea physician-poet gathers the distilled moments of a lifetime in poems, stories, and brief meditations. These pieces move with the clarity of witness and the resonance. of collective memory. They form reflections on the long human journey and the age old struggle for meaning. From the charged stillness of emergency rooms to the ancient light of the Aegean, this collection explores our cultural inheritance, mortality, and the nature of Being. Each poem is a vessel: compact, focused, striving for clarity and meaning. The American descent into political and moral decline has threatened the sanctity and freedom of the individual. Should a totalitarian state emerge, preserving one's dignity, values and sense of self may become a paramount necessity. We must remember who we are. This volume addresses the challenge and thus forms a companion piece to the memoir, \u003cem\u003e Becoming Zhivago\u003c\/em\u003e. For readers drawn to lyric intensity and contemplative prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Bearers of Being \u003c\/em\u003eholds up an introspective mirror. May it serve as a beacon of hope in a world threatened by chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jess Wagner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798822986688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palmetto Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.91d","brand":"Jess Wagner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440768889087,"sku":"9798822986688","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b0ef37c-3988-421d-9a4a-03ff9971955b.jpg?v=1777184682","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bearers-of-being-jess-wagner-9798822986688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}