{"product_id":"as-of-fire","title":"As of Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORDERS SHIPPING NOW!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs of Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a contemporary poetry anthology gathered around the feast of Pentecost. Poets working across formal and free verse and across devotional and secular traditions contribute one poem each to a four-movement sequence that traces the ancient narrative into present-day questions of voice, fire, body, and witness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe contributors include recipients of the Guggenheim Fellowship, the O. B. Hardison Prize, the Pushcart Prize, and the Richard Wilbur Award, as well as former poets laureate and editors of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew Verse Review\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eLiterary Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eVersecraft\u003c\/em\u003e. Names familiar to readers of formal verse, classical translation, ecological lyric, and contemporary devotional poetry appear in deliberate dialogue throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book argues that Pentecost is not merely a subject for poetry but a theory of it. What happened in that upper room was not theological consensus but the recognition that different languages can\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebe adequate to\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe same truth.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs of Fire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etakes that recognition seriously and gathers a chorus of contemporary poets whose work shares fire without sharing creed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited by Tamarah Rockwood and published by Bainbridge Island Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReleases on Pentecost Sunday, May 24, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bainbridge Island Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54179976020273,"sku":"978-1-961451-16-2","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0838\/3922\/2065\/files\/AsofFireCover-FINALDRAFT_cd97fc5e-8aa5-4c90-9c2d-cfb0d86beef8.jpg?v=1778546931","url":"https:\/\/bainbridgeisland.press\/products\/as-of-fire","provider":"Bainbridge Island Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}