{"product_id":"the-horned-god-bethany-w-pope-9781869848439","title":"The Horned God","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Horned God\u003c\/em\u003e is a cow, a deer, or in another way their cruel, usually male, persecutor, the opposite of Guanyin or Avalokiteśvara, the bodhisattva of great compassion depicted on the cover of this collection of poems who is glimpsed in some of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eGuanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means \"[The One Who] Perceives the Sounds of the World\". Originally regarded as male in Indian Buddhism, Guanyin has been more commonly depicted as female in China and most of East Asia since about the 12th century....Guanyin can also be historically depicted as genderless or adorning an androgynous apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e.' - Wikipedia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Horned God\u003c\/em\u003e Bethany W. Pope takes us on a journey in a humanitarian, brilliant poetic discourse from the experiences of an exploited and abused child to those of a responsible parental adult, by way of Southern Gothic scenes of family life and hard, hard work, keeping their head down, observing, perceiving, with a rare humour, and with will and intelligence breaking free.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bethany W. Pope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1869848438\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781869848439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mica Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.06d","brand":"Bethany W. Pope","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520081047807,"sku":"9781869848439","price":11.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9b8a2112-1313-488b-a775-819506a293c8.jpg?v=1778740631","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-horned-god-bethany-w-pope-9781869848439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}