{"product_id":"or-and-poems-paperback","title":"Or\/And: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeannine Marie Pitas\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his famed treatise Either\/Or, Christian existentialist philosopher S ren Kierkegaard suggests that our basic human condition is one of choice and freedom. But what about when we struggle to discern the right path forward, when we stumble between contradictory desires, when we want everything? Such insatiability - which the ancient Greeks called pleonexia - leads to suffering and sorrow for ourselves and others, not to mention the earth we call home. But what about when \"either\/or\" thinking becomes too rigid in its limits? What about those moments when we see scarcity instead of the many possibilities that abound, when fear keeps us from giving and receiving our full share?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book of poetry is an exploration of those times when it is necessary to make either\/or choices as well as other times when, even if only briefly, we are able to echo Richard Rohr in affirming, \"Yes, And.\" It is a story of stumbling in darkness and seeking light, of succumbing to sinfulness and facing consequences, of desiring deeply and bumping up against limits. It's about addiction and recovery, justice and mercy, redemption found through friendship and community. It's about seeking ways to open doors and tear down walls. Ultimately, it is about the divine grace that occasionally manages to expand our possibilities, transforming us into vessels of boundless compassion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeannine Marie Pitas\u003c\/b\u003e is a teacher, writer, and Spanish-English literary translator from Buffalo, NY currently residing in Pittsburgh and teaching at St. Vincent College. She is the author of one previous collection of poems, \u003ci\u003eThings Seen and Unseen \u003c\/i\u003e(Mosaic Press, 2019) and the translator or co-translator of nine books by various Latin American poets. She is Spanish translation editor for \u003ci\u003ePresence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry \u003c\/i\u003eand has contributed work to such publications as \u003ci\u003eNational Catholic Reporter, US Catholic, The Christian Century, Beltway Poetry Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review. \u003c\/i\u003eShe has been a legal guardian to three young immigrants from Guatemala applying for Special Immigrant Juvenile Status in the US, and she believes firmly in the right of people to choose where they live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725739003967,"sku":"9781640607903","price":27.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/de60dc7603cbed975cd41af9f71b15c4.webp?v=1765107759","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/or-and-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}