{"product_id":"all-we-are-given-we-cannot-hold-9781938603501","title":"All We Are Given We Cannot Hold","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll We Are Given We Cannot Hold\u003c\/i\u003e, Robert Fanning's fifth collection of poetry, bravely traverses wide vistas of personal and universal terrain, exploring coast and horizon for what holds us and for what we cannot hold. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eExploring boundaries of love, identity and desire, of marriage and family, of human compassion and enmity, of what is given to us and what we make, the journey ends with elegies for the poet's mother, looking through her death toward what in us is boundless, toward where the infinite begins. For fans of Dylan Thomas and Theodore Roethke, this is a lyric collection not to be missed--a core sample from the middle of life, with all of its comings and goings and grievings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFanning, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eRobert Fanning\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four full-length poetry collections, \u003ci\u003eSeverance, Our Sudden Museum, American Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Seed Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as three chapbooks: \u003ci\u003ePrince of the Air, Sheet Music and Old Bright Wheel\u003c\/i\u003e. His poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003ePoetry, Ploughshares, Shenandoah, Gulf Coast, The Common, Waxwing, Diode\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other journals. He is a Professor at Central Michigan University and the Founder\/Facilitator of the Wellspring Literary Series in Mt. Pleasant, MI.","brand":"Dzanc Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764195197202,"sku":"9781938603501","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b12c0bff-0beb-44fb-a03d-fa7dc63e17c5.jpg?v=1764759757","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-we-are-given-we-cannot-hold-9781938603501","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}