{"product_id":"9780826209351","title":"Forbidden Words: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“It wasn’t the words that killed, it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas the wilderness between the words,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLike the wilderness of God, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe catch of breath beyond a prayer,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe wait, the long way home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom candle’s gleam.” \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom “The Words”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Words\u003c\/i\u003e, Patricia Traxler’s third book of poetry, explores the weight of unspoken thoughts and the emotional consequences that they may have. Her poems erupt from the prairies and farms of the Midwest, and in them she seeks refuge from the tumultuous storms of spiritual doubt, love, and loss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her longer poems, such as “The Wife Talks in Her Sleep” and “The Lunatic’s Ball,” Traxler examines the relationship of silence to the language of women. Her crisp, shorter poems like “Lullaby” and “How I Got This Way” offer insight into the growth of spirituality and childhood in a Midwestern town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose fascinated with the power of language and the challenge of faith will find Traxler’s poems a captivating read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Missouri Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47026816778480,"sku":"9780826209351","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826209351_p0.jpg?v=1763749919","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826209351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}