{"product_id":"we-chose-repair-m-rowan-nowak-9798249463052","title":"We Chose Repair: Poems on Fracture, Complicity, and the Work of Repair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA powerful contemporary poetry collection about trauma, generational wounds, faith deconstruction, addiction recovery, and the difficult work of emotional repair.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome wounds are personal.\u003cbr\u003eSome belong to a country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe Chose Repair is a bold, trauma-informed poetry collection about fracture, complicity, generational wounds, and the difficult work of becoming whole. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving between family history, national tension, spiritual questioning, and recovery, these poems explore what repair truly requires: \u003cb\u003eaccountability, courage, compassion, and presence\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith emotional intelligence and unflinching clarity, M. Rowan Nowak writes poems that sit honestly with harm while still reaching toward healing, belonging, and moral responsibility. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInside this collection, readers will find poems about: \u003cbr\u003e- generational trauma and inherited silence\u003cbr\u003e- addiction and the long arc of recovery\u003cbr\u003e- religious trauma, faith deconstruction, and rebuilding belief\u003cbr\u003e- the emotional labor of service work\u003cbr\u003e- family fractures that echo across decades\u003cbr\u003e- compassion, accountability, and the quiet work of repair \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten for readers seeking \u003cb\u003esocially conscious poetry, trauma-informed writing, and emotionally honest reflections on belonging\u003c\/b\u003e, We Chose Repair refuses easy answers. Instead, it offers a steady voice and language for what is difficult to name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf you have ever lived between \u003cb\u003efracture and hope\u003c\/b\u003e, this book was written for you. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers interested in: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003etrauma-informed poetry - addiction recovery poems - faith deconstruction - generational trauma - socially conscious poetry - poems about America - emotional healing - accountability and repair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Rowan Nowak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798249463052\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 138\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.32d","brand":"M. Rowan Nowak","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450615542015,"sku":"9798249463052","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2367453-463b-4a57-ba9a-0e1ae5290273.jpg?v=1777268378","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-chose-repair-m-rowan-nowak-9798249463052","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}