{"product_id":"city-of-eternal-spring-paperback","title":"City of Eternal Spring - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAfaa Michael Weaver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2015 Phillis Wheatley Book Award\u003c\/b\u003e (poetry category) \u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 9.01 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 17, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726450225459,"sku":"9780822963257","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V2l0aGpONzR2NmhSdW1sS21QcmI2QT09.webp?v=1763737251","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/city-of-eternal-spring-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}