{"product_id":"the-government-of-nature-paperback","title":"The Government of Nature - 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\u003eThis is the second volume of a trilogy (the first was The Plum Flower Dance) in which Weaver analyzes his life, striving to become the ideal poet. In The Government of Nature, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Afaa Michael Weaver \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous poetry collections, including \u003ci\u003eTimber and Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Indian Pond Poems\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Geography\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Plum Flower Dance: Poems 1985 to 2005\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Government of Nature\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award; and \u003ci\u003eCity of Eternal Spring\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Phyllis Wheatley Book Award. He is alumnae professor of English at Simmons College in Boston. Weaver is the recipient of an NEA fellowship, a Pew fellowship, four Pushcart Prizes, and a Fulbright scholar appointment, among other honors. In 1998, he became the first Elder of the Cave Canem Foundation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.8 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45859558490309,"sku":"9780822962311","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/Or2CCjVezZ9780822962311.webp?v=1771527495","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-government-of-nature-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}