{"title":"David Mura","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid Mura is the author of three collections of poetry including \u003cem\u003eAngels for the Burning\u003c\/em\u003e (Boa, 2004). He is also a creative nonfiction writer, critic, playwright, and performance artist. A third-generation Japanese American, he has written intimately about his life as a man of color and the connections between race, sexuality, and history. Mura teaches at Hamline University, VONA (Voices of the Nation Association), and in the Stonecoast MFA program. For more information about David Mura, visit \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.davidmura.com\/index.htm\"\u003ewww.davidmura.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"angels-for-the-burning","title":"Angels for the Burning","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAngels for the Burning\u003c\/em\u003e, David Mura examines the experience of contemporary Asian Americans and the various aspects of familial history between first, second, and third-generation Japanese Americans. Mura believes that one of poetry's tasks is to explore the challenges to our identities as we encounter various \"others\" and other visions of ourselves and our world. \u003cem\u003eAngels for the Burning\u003c\/em\u003e attempts this task.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eInternment Camp Psychology\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ecirca 1945\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJust after his release Mas took a psychological test. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree questions he never forgot: Do you think \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003epeople are out to get you?  Do you feel you are\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ebeing followed?  When you see a crowd of strangers \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ewalking toward you, do you try to avoid them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo all three he answered yes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd knew he sounded insane.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":null,"offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":8418072645,"sku":"9781929918584","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback (Signed)","offer_id":12462826356817,"sku":"9781929918585","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/ANGELS_FOR_THE_BURNING.jpg?v=1527683170"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/collections\/david_mura.jpg?v=1784819517","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/collections\/david-mura.oembed","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}