{"product_id":"the-bear-wrestler-9781947817784","title":"The Bear Wrestler","description":"Robert Ostrom's latest collection, The Bear Wrestler, weaves a lyrical tale of loss and reconstruction, inviting readers to journey through the tangled history of a family's myths and memories and to step into a world where whimsy meets devastation and the lines between deception and truth blur into a tapestry of fable and fact. At the heart of Ostrom's mesmerizing fourth book of poems is the bear-guide, father, sister, speaker, reader, and god. Sometimes caged by metaphor and anthropomorphism, other times free to simply be a bear, each incarnation peels back layers of masking. With empathy and wit, The Bear Wrestler reveals how masculinity and conceit get inscribed in the blood through storytelling. Prepare to wrestle with the lyrical truths that only a bear can reveal and to explore the delicate balance between fiction and reality in this evocative book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10998978\"\u003eRobert Ostrom\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Saturnalia Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 134\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 5.50w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947817784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1947817787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005010\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobert Ostrom is the author of Sandhour (2019), Ritual and Bit (winner of the 2015 Saturnalia Books Prize judged by Mary Ruefle), and The Youngest Butcher in Illinois (2013 Norma Farber First Book Award finalist). His most recent collection, The Bear Wrestler, is forthcoming from Saturnalia Books in March 2025. His work has appeared in The Bennington Review, The Boston Review, Lana Turner, and elsewhere. A professor of English at CUNY, Ostrom lives in Queens with his partner, two children, and two dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saturnalia Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48459172446445,"sku":"9781947817784","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_ef28c412-acd6-4ee7-806a-6c043de112e3.jpg?v=1753630620","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-bear-wrestler-9781947817784","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}