{"product_id":"paper-pistol","title":"Paper Pistol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2026 Miller Williams Poetry Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of poets like Hanif Abdurraqib, John Murillo, and Robert Hayden, Raphael Jenkins's \u003ci\u003ePaper Pistol\u003c\/i\u003econsiders tenderness, heteronormativity, male friendship, grief, and the various violences implemented by and against Black men. Channeling a multitude of speakers, this collection explores Black fatherhood and \"the totems we bequeath\" to our young, whom the \"hunter . . . see[s as] a field of bucks instead of a \/ field of boys. What marred your vision \u0026amp; made us look so killable?\" With humor and vivid imagery, \u003ci\u003ePaper Pistol\u003c\/i\u003e ultimately champions familial care and poetry as the ultimate weaponry, even in the wake of generational violence. \"If a pistol were made of paper,\" the poet dreams. \"If a piece \/ of paper were capable of killing. If a peace. If peace \/ were possible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57257522200920,"sku":"9781682262856","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/paper-pistol","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}