{"product_id":"phantompains-9781771666862","title":"Phantompains","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Therese Estacion\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Death, Grief, Loss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTherese Estacion survived a rare infection that nearly killed her, but not without losing both her legs below the knees, several fingers, and reproductive organs. \u003ci\u003ePhantompains\u003c\/i\u003e is a visceral, imaginative collection exploring disability, grief and life by interweaving stark memories with dreamlike surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking inspiration from Filipino horror and folk tales, Estacion incorporates some Visayan language into her work, telling stories of mermen, gnomes, and ogres that haunt childhood stories of the Philippines and, then, imaginings in her hospital room, where she spent months recovering after her operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEstacion says she wrote these poems out of necessity: an essential task to deal with the trauma of hospitalization and what followed. Now, they are demonstrations of the power of our imaginations to provide catharsis, preserve memory, rebel and even to find self-love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46318188429463,"sku":"9781771666862","price":1753.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781771666862.webp?v=1767712237","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/phantompains-9781771666862","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}