{"title":"Pamela Uschuk","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"blood-flower-book-pamela-uschuk-9781609404116","title":"Blood Flower","description":"In \u003ci\u003eBlood Flower\u003c\/i\u003e, passionate imagery married to music bursts from each line pushing out the boundaries of Uschuk's earlier poems. It continues themes in Uschuk's American Book Award winner, \u003ci\u003eCrazy Love\u003c\/i\u003e. The poems braid the startling, sometimes brutal stories of her Russian\/Czech immigrant family during the McCarthy Era in a conservative Michigan farming community with stories of courageous individuals, especially women, who persevere to love, despite it all. Uschuk's step-grandfather, father, brother, nephews, and first husband all suffered severe PTSD as combat veterans who returned home from wars that ravished not only their lives, but the lives of the women and children closest to them. This is the history not just of one family but of immigrants in this nation. These poems, although set in landscapes across the globe, commonly draw their imagery and healing from the natural world, the wild world, and the integrity of the human heart.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49932435226897,"sku":"CIN1609404114VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51513456197905,"sku":"CIN1609404114G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1609404114.jpg?v=1750894929"},{"product_id":"crazy-love-book-pamela-uschuk-9780916727581","title":"Crazy Love","description":"Through bold and innovative language, a strong female narrative explores the world and provides a voice for those who have been silenced in this empowering and inspirational collection of poetry. Examining a wide range of topics - love, spirituality, nature, and family - the poems give particular focus to politics, discussing how the actions of the government affect individuals on a daily basis. Filled with natural imagery and speckled with traces of the author's Russian, Swedish, and American heritage, this fresh compilation dares to take risks and ultimately offers hope and inspiration to people from all walks of life.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50367018467601,"sku":"CIN0916727580G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/B09L75JDYP.jpg?v=1750850838"},{"product_id":"refugee-book-pamela-uschuk-9781636280196","title":"Refugee","description":"Taking the reader across our country through the varied landscapes of Colorado, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Arizona, Refugee discusses the nature of seeking shelter. We are all refugees looking for a haven from whatever oppresses our lives. What constitutes a refugee is at the heart of the collection. Poems confront and explore xenophobia, sexism, gun violence, domestic violence, corporate greed, and their ties to environmental destruction and political and economic tyranny. An ovarian cancer survivor, the author also writes about her own courageous confrontation with death. These inspiring poems ultimately call for the reader to recognize the refugee condition as a human condition. They call for a change in consciousness in the forms of action and compassion. They call for the reader to thrive. Ranging from short lyric poems to narrative poems, this collection steeped in rich, sensual imagery draws inspiration and healing from the natural world. Truth lies in recognition of the interdependence of all life. Refugee is an odyssey to find grace and unity in a besieged and divided contemporary American society.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ LIKE_NEW \/ SBYB","offer_id":50386903040273,"sku":"CIN1636280196LN","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50397399679249,"sku":"CIN1636280196G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":50698214998289,"sku":"NGR9781636280196","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51041021264145,"sku":"NIN9781636280196","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52591726330129,"sku":"NLS9781636280196","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1636280196.jpg?v=1750721115"},{"product_id":"cutthroat-book-pamela-uschuk-9780979563461","title":"Cutthroat","description":"CONTRIBUTORS: Alice Anderson, Devreaux Baker, Brittney Scott, Laura Moretz, Linda Hogan, Pamela Stewart, TR Hummer, Richard Jackson, Maj Ragain, Sebastian Matthews, Daniel Nathan Terry, Gaylord Brewer, Lawrence Judson Reynolds, Shaun Griffin, Amelia Skinner Saint, Sharon Solwitz, Joan Siegel, Toni Mirosevich, John Hoppenthaler, Elizabeth Evans, Laurel Jones, Mike Nelson, Joel Smith, Andrea Lewis, Charles Atkinson, David-Matthew Barnes, Cheryl Diane Kidder, and more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51010284224785,"sku":"NIN9780979563461","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52343276634385,"sku":"NLS9780979563461","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0979563461.jpg?v=1751364915"},{"product_id":"blood-flower-book-pamela-uschuk-9781636282992","title":"Blood Flower","description":"Blood Flower is a masterful exploration of resilience, love, and the echoes of history, set against the stark beauty of nature and the sharp edges of human conflict. Pamela Uschuk’s poetry weaves a tapestry of intimate personal struggles and broader societal turmoil. Her vivid language captures the visceral textures of life—from the Siberian tundra to family kitchens—and transforms pain, loss, and longing into transcendent art.   With themes ranging from the oppressive silences of political exile to the haunting legacies of war, Blood Flower is a poignant tribute to the enduring power of the human spirit. Uschuk’s voice, sharp as a wolf’s howl and tender as a lover’s whisper, invites readers to confront both the scars of the past and the fragile hope of renewal. This is a collection for anyone who dares to seek beauty in the ashes and strength in vulnerability.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51627400069393,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51627400593681,"sku":"NGR9781636282992","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52660668793105,"sku":"NLS9781636282992","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52752526704913,"sku":"NIN9781636282992","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1636282997.jpg?v=1751467119"},{"product_id":"blood-flower-book-pamela-uschuk-9781636283012","title":"Blood Flower","description":"Blood Flower is a masterful exploration of resilience, love, and the echoes of history, set against the stark beauty of nature and the sharp edges of human conflict. Pamela Uschuk’s poetry weaves a tapestry of intimate personal struggles and broader societal turmoil. Her vivid language captures the visceral textures of life—from the Siberian tundra to family kitchens—and transforms pain, loss, and longing into transcendent art.   With themes ranging from the oppressive silences of political exile to the haunting legacies of war, Blood Flower is a poignant tribute to the enduring power of the human spirit. Uschuk’s voice, sharp as a wolf’s howl and tender as a lover’s whisper, invites readers to confront both the scars of the past and the fragile hope of renewal. This is a collection for anyone who dares to seek beauty in the ashes and strength in vulnerability.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ -","offer_id":51631803859217,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":51631804121361,"sku":"NGR9781636283012","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52657689428241,"sku":"NLS9781636283012","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1636283012.jpg?v=1751465548"},{"product_id":"cutthroat-book-pamela-uschuk-9780979563416","title":"Cutthroat","description":"Anthology magazine of award-winning poetry and short fiction, edited by Pamela Uschuk, featuring the winners of The 2007 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize and The 2007 Rick Demarinis Short Fiction Prize. Other invited writers include Joy Harjo, Luis Alberto Urrea, Micahel Blumenthal, Tana Jean Welch, Michael Schiavone, Adam Sorkin, Timothy Rien, Andrea Bates, Julia Bowsma, Brendon James O'Farrell, Bill Yake, Michael Rattee, Steven J. Meyers, Rusty Harris \u0026amp; more.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52352633078033,"sku":"NLS9780979563416","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780979563416.jpg?v=1758182148"},{"product_id":"cutthroat-a-journal-of-the-arts-volume-12-issue-1-book-pamela-uschuk-9780979563454","title":"Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts, Volume 12, Issue 1","description":"CUTHROAT 12 is a cutting-edge literary journal featuring some of the nation's top writers as well as new and emerging voices. This is a substantial volume--228 pages of poetry and short stories and book reviews, including work by Alison Hawthorne Deming, Luis Alberto Urrea, Patricia Smith, Doug Anderson, Arthur Smith, Richard Jackson, Elizabeth Evans, Margo Berdeshevsky, Kathy Conde (winner of the 2011 Rick DeMarinis Short Story Prize), David Maduli (winner of the 2011 Joy Harjo Poetry Prize), Tawnysha Greene, Meg Pokrass, Charlotte Lowe, Jeff Daniel Marion, Lucyna Prostko, Darci Bysouth (2011 winner of the Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition), Linda Parsons Marion, and Howard Faerstein (2012 Cutthroat Discovery Poet).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":52414696259857,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52414696685841,"sku":"NLS9780979563454","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780979563454.jpg?v=1758843233"},{"product_id":"cutthroat-a-journal-of-the-arts-vol-10-no-1-spring-2011-book-pamela-uschuk-9780979563447","title":"Cutthroat, A Journal of the Arts, Vol. 10, No. 1, Spring 2011","description":"Original short fiction and poetry, including Joy Harjo Poetry prize winners and Rick DeMarinis Short Fiction prize winners, featuring Marvin Bell, T.R.Hummer, Diza Sauers, John Blair, Christopher Burawa, Curtis Bauer, Steve Fayer, Cynthia Walker, Dwight Holing, Christopher Phelps, Ciara Shuttleworth, Jendi Reither, Barbara Sorenson, Lorian Hemingway, and others.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52456299528465,"sku":"NLS9780979563447","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52740763123985,"sku":"NIN9780979563447","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780979563447.jpg?v=1759376909"},{"product_id":"wild-in-the-plaza-of-memory-book-pamela-uschuk-9780916727925","title":"Wild in the Plaza of Memory","description":"Blending the personal with the political, these poems explore the deleterious effects ofadversity and trauma on a global scale, focusing on such subjects as immigration laws, environmental degradation, multinational corporate greed, and the effects of war on women and children.The poetmakes unexpected connections between disparate things, drawing from wild nature for imagery while also passionately engaging the reader to become aware of injustice and suffering at home and abroad. The poemsare craftedusing lyricallanguage that is at once precise, figurative, and celebratory, creating a collection that is humanitarian and emotionally resonate.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"- \/ - \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53471970722065,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53471971410193,"sku":"CIN0916727920G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780916727925.jpg?v=1777307455"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-pamela-uschuk.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}