{"product_id":"the-prayer-of-the-mantis-paperback","title":"The Prayer of the Mantis - 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\u003eJacob Friesenhahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe poems in this collection are illuminating encounters that unveil the spiritual depths hidden beneath the surfaces of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eBryan Helton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, poet, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Manic Joy of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand editor of \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Basilisk Tree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriesenhahn's poetry is mature and with its own voice, but the smart, masculine metaphors in its confessions are likeably reminiscent of Lowell, and there are wonderful, Heaney-like groundings in nature, at turns edifying and haunting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Coyle\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, editor, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eRundelania\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFriesenhahn's poetic voice is confident and moves us through various configurations of human nature so that we can, in the end, contend with our relationship with it. There are no definitive answers in these poems, but there is always hope, that human and verbal rhythm that squares up against ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eOctavio Quintanilla\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, author, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Book of Wounded Sparrows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Impossible Hours \/ Las Horas Imposibles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 156\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53301468430643,"sku":"9781639807161","price":38.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/pP0PErW3ii9781639807161.webp?v=1777512777","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-prayer-of-the-mantis-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}