{"product_id":"a-holy-dread-9781949944860","title":"A Holy Dread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2024 Alice James Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...the holy dread with which we face that which we love most, or that which loves us the most...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e--Mary Ruefle, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"On Fear\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this highly anticipated second collection of poetry, R. A. Villanueva reckons with identity, family, and history to illuminate the tenderness and calamity of the world we make together--the beauty and grief our children will inherit. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Holy Dread\u003c\/em\u003e emerges from essential questions and fierce hopes about why we create, who we hold dear, and how we might brave \"every small \/ catastrophe laced with joy.\" Inspired by his experiences as a Filipino American writer, educator, son, and father, Villanueva's revelatory new book expands on his celebrated debut, \u003cem\u003eReliquaria\u003c\/em\u003e, with grace and intensity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough explorations of faith and myth, experiments with praise songs, sonnet sequences, devotionals, and lyric fragments, Villanueva's poems dare to reach for \"all-trembling miracles\" even as things fall apart around us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. A. Villanueva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949944860\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025 pg. 74\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/17\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eR. A. Villanueva\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Holy Dread, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the 2024 Alice James Award, and \u003ci\u003eReliquaria\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Prairie Schooner Book Prize (University of Nebraska Press, 2014). His work has been featured by the Academy of American Poets and NPR, and appears widely in international publications such as \u003ci\u003ePoetry London\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e. His honors include commendations from the Forward Prizes and fellowships from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, the Constance Saltonstall Foundation for the Arts. Born in New Jersey, he currently lives in Brooklyn, NYC.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"R. A. Villanueva \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47674818560157,"sku":"9781949944860","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_398703a3-df1d-42ad-92ba-23f1f1d045b6.jpg?v=1771913330","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-holy-dread-9781949944860","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}