{"product_id":"state-of-grace-the-joshua-elegies-paperback","title":"State of Grace: The Joshua Elegies - 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\u003eAlexis Rhone Fancher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten over an eight-year period, the poems in \u003cem\u003eState of Grace: The Joshua Elegies\u003c\/em\u003e chronicle the death of Alexis Rhone Fancher's only child, Joshua Dorian Rhone, at the age of 26, and its aftermath of devastation, grief, and reflection. Because she was a divorced parent since her son was three, the bond between mother and child was particularly strong, making Joshua's early death especially wrenching.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBut Fancher, an award-winning poet known for her frank, image-filled poetry, has created a work of hope, joy, and lasting beauty--which poet Jack Grapes calls \"a magnificent testament to the resilience of the human spirit\"--where she indeed finds solace and a \"state of grace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoet Cynthia Atkins calls Fancher's collection of elegies \"the ultimate tribute to her beloved son.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fancher's heart is large, refuses to shut down to sorrow and loss, but instead, allows her brave and resilient voice to shine the light, to move us all forward into a state of grace.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwo of the poems in the chapbook have been nominated for the 2015 Best of the Net Anthology: \"The Competition\" (\u003cem\u003eKYSO Flash\u003c\/em\u003e) and \"when her son is dead seven years\" (\u003cem\u003eBlotterature\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince 2013, Fancher's work has been nominated for four Pushcart Prizes and four Best of the Net awards.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is also the author of \u003cem\u003eHow I Lost My Virginity to Michael Cohen: and other heart-stab poems\u003c\/em\u003e (Sybaritic Press, 2014). Her poems have been published in numerous literary journals and magazines, as well as in 25 American and international anthologies, and her photographs have been published worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFancher is photography editor of \u003cem\u003eFine Linen\u003c\/em\u003e, and poetry editor of \u003cem\u003eCultural Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e, where she also publishes \u003cem\u003eThe Poet's Eye\u003c\/em\u003e, a monthly photo essay about her ongoing love affair with Los Angeles. She lives in downtown L.A. with her husband and co-creator James Fancher in their eighth-floor loft\/studio. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.14 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52726597386547,"sku":"9780986270321","price":24.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/bUt1MW5WYmZjd3MvV2dZY0xCTkVjUT09.webp?v=1763740795","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/state-of-grace-the-joshua-elegies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}