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The Bear Wrestler - by Robert Ostrom (Paperback)

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  • 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.
  • About the Author: Robert 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).
  • 134 Pages
  • Poetry, American

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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.



About the Author



Robert 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.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .32 Inches (D)
Weight: .36 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 134
Genre: Poetry
Sub-Genre: American
Publisher: Saturnalia Books
Theme: General
Format: Paperback
Author: Robert Ostrom
Language: English
Street Date: March 15, 2025
TCIN: 94371879
UPC: 9781947817784
Item Number (DPCI): 247-54-8989
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.32 inches length x 5.5 inches width x 7.5 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.36 pounds
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