{"product_id":"a-holy-dread-r-a-villanueva-paperback","title":"A Holy Dread -- R. A. Villanueva, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the 2024 Alice James Award\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\n\n\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\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e R. A. Villanueva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\" H x 6\" L x 0.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781949944860\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52242837176619,"sku":"9781949944860","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781949944860_d585c8de-cabe-40fe-8981-d36e9e179fee.jpg?v=1774771309","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/a-holy-dread-r-a-villanueva-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}