{"product_id":"9798988198550","title":"I Eric America","description":"\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn language wild and restrained, opulent and precise, these sonnets make something lasting, even beautiful, from tragedy—personal and national.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiane Raptosh’s collection of sonnets, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Eric America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, combines elements of family trauma (her brother Eric’s survival of a plane crash and subsequent paraplegia) with disturbances on the national stage. Equal parts origin story, myth, and song, the book unfolds from the premise that “America is the nation-expression of \/ a severely traumatized person.” Throughout their singing, the poems seek to heal, transmute and transform.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Diane Raptosh","offers":[{"title":"Etruscan Press |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2024-10-18","offer_id":45663907447039,"sku":"9798988198550","price":27.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/9798988198550.jpg?v=1723736215","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9798988198550","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}