{"product_id":"the-government-of-nature-9780822962311","title":"The Government of Nature","description":"This is the second volume of a trilogy (the first was \u003ci\u003eThe Plum Flower Dance\u003c\/i\u003e) in which Weaver analyzes his life, striving to become the ideal poet. In \u003ci\u003eThe Government of Nature, \u003c\/i\u003e Afaa Michael Weaver explores the trauma of his childhood-including sexual abuse-using a \"cartography and thematic structure drawn from Chinese spiritualism.\" Weaver is a practitioner of Daoism, and this collection deals directly with the abuse in the context of Daoist renderings of nature as metaphor for the human body.\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 02\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 6.00w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822962311\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfaa Michael Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eleven previous poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eTimber and Prayer: The Indian Pond Poems, My Father's Geography, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Plum Flower Dance: Poems 1985 to 2005. \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 two Pushcart Prizes and a Fulbright scholar appointment, among other honors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40609016348787,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1943ba4a-94bb-4f66-88c6-e52461e43f44.jpg?v=1669733444","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-government-of-nature-9780822962311","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}