{ "item_title" : "The Congregation", "item_author" : [" Bernard Smaga "], "item_description" : "Product Description: Eight souls. Eight obsessions. One final convergence.In the predawn darkness, they move through their private hells-the Paranoiac consumed by thought, the Sentinel fleeing invisible eyes, the Animal grazing mindlessly in a pasture that may never end. Each trapped by the very consciousness that should set them free.From suburban streets to storm-torn campsites, these figures carry their torments like sacred relics. The Melancholiac sails toward a dawn that will never come. The Heretic questions everything yet finds only emptiness. The Caitiff drowns his guilt in a glass that never empties.But the desert calls them all.The Congregation is a journey into the spaces where faith and paranoia blur, where hyperawareness becomes its own prison, and where the only escape lies in a silence deeper than words.A dark pilgrimage through the landscapes of modern spiritual crisis.Perfect for readers who appreciate: Contemporary poetry with psychological depthExplorations of faith, doubt, and existential crisisDark, atmospheric verse in the tradition of T.S. Eliot and Sylvia PlathCollections that examine the human condition without easy answersPoetry that confronts spiritual and mental landscapesFor fans of: The Waste Land by T.S. EliotAriel by Sylvia PlathThe Book of Hours by Rainer Maria RilkeAmerican Primitive by Mary OliverCrush by Richard SikenThe Wild Iris by Louise Gl ckCitizen by Claudia RankineNight Sky with Exit Wounds by Ocean VuongIf you enjoyed these collections, you'll find resonance in The Congregation's exploration of: Spiritual wrestling and theological doubt.Psychological landscapes rendered in stark, haunting verse.The intersection of the mundane and the metaphysical.Characters trapped by their own consciousness.Poetry that doesn't shy away from life's darker territories.Book Details: Format: PaperbackPages: Approximately 30Genre: Contemporary Poetry / Literary Fiction in Verse", "item_img_path" : "https://covers3.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/826/574/9798265748522_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "6.60", "online_price" : "6.60", "our_price" : "6.60", "club_price" : "6.60", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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