{"product_id":"apostle-of-desire-9781960145437","title":"Apostle of Desire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePulitzer Prize Finalist and o\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ene of America's most revered military veteran writers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, Bruce Weigl \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ebrings \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ereaders face-to-face with our country's legacy of violence, the suffering of combat PTSD, and what it means to be truly haunted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking its cue from James Wright's goal to write, \"the poetry of a grown man,\" the poems in \u003cem\u003eApostle of Desire\u003c\/em\u003e juxtapose the peace and comfort offered by the natural world with the bruising intensity of manmade violence. These sudden tonal shifts express a vulnerability and extremity of feeling that strips audiences' own emotions bare, leading readers to question their roles as bystanders and consumers of violent media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sharing his intertwining feelings of love and shame for both country and self, Weigl places readers into the role of the watcher and opens a window into the traumas of the Vietnam War and life's daily battles with PTSD. The honesty of Weigl's poetry exposes the ghosts of pain while still witnessing the glories of love, nature, and his ongoing experiences with the rich daily life of contemporary Vietnam.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders will face the solitude of regret and the hopeful pursuit of redemption-remembering the past and looking toward the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBruce Weigl\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of over twenty books of poetry, translations and essays, most recently \u003cem\u003eAmong Elms, in Ambush\u003c\/em\u003e (BOA, 2021). His book, \u003cem\u003eThe Abundance of Nothing \u003c\/em\u003e(Northwestern University Press, 2012) was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry. His work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe Nation, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, Harvard Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHarpers\u003c\/em\u003e, among a wide variety of magazines and journals. Weigl lives in Oberlin, OH.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51298531606802,"sku":"9781960145437","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55c3a0b0-6633-436a-97b1-b15a69112625.jpg?v=1747826033","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/apostle-of-desire-9781960145437","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}