{"title":"Elise Paschen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElise Paschen\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts evocative poetry that explores the intersections of personal experience and broader cultural themes. Her work often delves into the rhythms of nature and human emotion, inviting readers to reflect on memory, identity, and the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in the rich landscape of \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Paschen’s writing resonates with a lyrical intensity that both challenges and enchants. Whether through vivid imagery or poignant narratives, her books offer a compelling journey into the depths of poetic expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blood-wolf-moon-by-elise-paschen-9781636285337","title":"Blood Wolf Moon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood Wolf Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is the WINNER of the 2026 Oklahoma Book Award in Poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"A magical map of memory and vision.\" — Dean Rader, author of \u003cem\u003eSelf-Portrait as Wikipedia Entry\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her mesmerizing sixth poetry collection, \u003cem\u003eBlood Wolf Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, Elise Paschen weaves constellations throughout, of stars and birds and light and darkness and beauty and horror and nature and humans and history, making shape and meaning of what's around us and even who we are.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this riveting collection, Paschen explores the storylines of her Osage heritage. The core of the book grapples with a dark period of American history, \"The Reign of Terror,\" when outsiders murdered individual members of the Osage for their oil headrights. Paschen searches her cultural past and family history in poems about the land, ancestors, childhood, loss, nature, transformation, flight, and language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this cinematic book, she builds drama in overlapping narratives, reinventing ways to approach the line on the page. Described by poet Timothy Donnelly as \"one of today's most formally astute poets,\" Paschen opens \u003cem\u003eBlood Wolf Moon\u003c\/em\u003e with the long poem, \"Heritage,\" a bracelet of crown poems, then shifts registers to formal poems and prose sequences. Poet and editor Ester Belin calls the concluding poems with their use of Osage language, \"significant leaps into literary sovereignty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlood Wolf Moon\u003c\/em\u003e captivates with its emotional intensity and unrelenting quest for the translation of identity. It's a book you can't put down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933916086508,"sku":"9781636285337","price":75.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781636285337-blood-wolf-moon.jpg?v=1783882663"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/elise-paschen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}