{"product_id":"jenkins-raphael-paper-pistpb","title":"Jenkins, Raphael: Paper Pistol","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Arkansas Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: March 2, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing in the footsteps of poets like Hanif Abdurraqib, John Murillo, and Robert Hayden, Raphael Jenkins's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaper Pistol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econsiders tenderness, heteronormativity, male friendship, grief, and the various violences implemented by and against Black men. Channeling a multitude of speakers, this collection explores Black fatherhood and \"the totems we bequeath\" to our young, whom the \"hunter . . . see[s as] a field of bucks instead of a \/ field of boys. What marred your vision \u0026amp; made us look so killable?\" With humor and vivid imagery,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePaper Pistol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eultimately champions familial care and poetry as the ultimate weaponry, even in the wake of generational violence. \"If a pistol were made of paper,\" the poet dreams. \"If a piece \/ of paper were capable of killing. If a peace. If peace \/ were possible.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45630357897239,"sku":"9781682262856","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81qXK62pHrL._SL1500.jpg?v=1790287475","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/jenkins-raphael-paper-pistpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}