{"product_id":"city-of-eternal-spring-9780822963257","title":"City of Eternal Spring","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Phillis Wheatley Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e (poetry category) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the final book in the Plum Flower Trilogy by Afaa Michael Weaver, published by the University of Pittsburgh Press. The two earlier books, \u003ci\u003eThe Plum Flower Dance: Poems 1985 to 2005\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Government of Nature, \u003c\/i\u003e reveal similar themes that address the author's personal experience with childhood abuse through the context of Daoist renderings of nature as a metaphor for the human body, with an eye to recovery and forgiveness in a very eclectic spiritual life. \u003ci\u003eCity of Eternal Spring\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Weaver's travels abroad in Taiwan and China, as well as showing the limits of cultural influence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Afaa Michael Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.10w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822963257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2014 pg. 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfaa Michael Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twelve previous poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eTimber and Prayer: The Indian Pond Poems, My Father's Geography, The Plum Flower Dance: Poems 1985 to 2005, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Government of Nature. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is Alumnae Professor of English at Simmons College in Boston. Weaver is the recipient of an NEA fellowship, a Pew fellowship, and a Pennsylvania Council on the Arts fellowship. He has been awarded the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, a Pushcart Prize, and a Fulbright scholar appointment, among other honors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40201442001011,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_00be2b37-fa04-4b73-98d9-e86e5e686b7a.jpg?v=1656164973","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/city-of-eternal-spring-9780822963257","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}