{"product_id":"_tendcw","title":"The tender violence of an American man, by Colin Williams","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe seeds of America’s toxic masculinity crisis were planted in classrooms, at kitchen tables, on dying main streets. It’s these dim corners that Colin Williams explores in his debut chapbook, \u003cem\u003eThe tender violence of an American man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThese 25 poems examine the personal and social sides of white maleness. Using shifting forms and unusual angles, \u003cem\u003eThe tender violence of an American man\u003c\/em\u003e is equal parts introspective and sociological, tracing the meandering paths that lead from bullying to fascism. Throughout, Williams’ poems return to themes of erosion, self-restraint, and renewal, from burning forests to the regrowth from the ashes that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eColin Williams (he\/they) is a journalist and an English instructor at the University of Pittsburgh. His poems and stories have appeared in \u003cem\u003eBlue Villa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHobart\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMain Street Rag\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eNorthern Appalachia Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYawp\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere, and he’s covered heavy metal for outlets including \u003cem\u003eBandcamp Daily\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRevolver\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Colin Williams","offers":[{"title":"Print Chapbook","offer_id":51251311018299,"sku":"_TENDCW","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":51251311051067,"sku":"_TENDCWe","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/tender_cover.png?v=1778813118","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/_tendcw","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}