{"product_id":"how-god-ends-us-poems-paperback","title":"How God Ends Us: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDélana Dameron-John\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetic conversations with a God whose omnipotence brings both peace and uncertainty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eD?Lana R. A. Dameron searches for answers to spiritual quandaries in her first collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eHow God Ends Us, \u003c\/i\u003e selected by Elizabeth Alexander as the fourth annual winner of the South Carolina Poetry Book Prize. Dameron's poetry forms a lyrical conversation with an ominous and omnipotent deity, one who controls all matters of the living earth, including death and destruction. The poet's acknowledgement of the breadth of this power under divine jurisdiction moves her by turns to anger, grief, celebration, and even joy. From personal to collective to imagined histories, Dameron's poems explore essential, perennial questions emblemized by natural disasters, family struggles, racism, and the experiences of travel abroad. Though she reaches for conclusions that cannot be unveiled, her investigations exhibit the creative act of poetry as a source of consolation and resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetic conversations with a God whose omnipotence brings both peace and uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetic conversations with a God whose omnipotence brings both peace and uncertainty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDéLana R. A. Dameron\u003c\/b\u003e holds a B.A. in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has a strong interest in the intersections of history and literature. Her poetry has appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South, PMS: PoemMemoirStory, 42opus, storySouth, Pembroke Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBorderlands: Texas Poetry Review.\u003c\/i\u003e She has received fellowships from the Cave Canem Foundation and Soul Mountain and is a member of the Carolina African American Writers Collective. Dameron, a native of Columbia, South Carolina, currently resides in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775342477600,"sku":"9781570038327","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a6dc44aa66e01b9ea377b1080af80519.webp?v=1780460647","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/how-god-ends-us-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}