{"product_id":"fuehrer-bunker-1","title":"The Fuehrer Bunker: The Complete Cycle","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing \u003cem\u003eThe Fuehrer Bunker: A Cycle in Progress\u003c\/em\u003e, BOA's first-ever published book (now out-of-print), these dramatic monologues acknowledge the end of the horrible psycho-drama that was Hitler's Reich. \u003cem\u003eThe Fuehrer Bunker: The Complete Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e shows much of the paranoia, self-indulgence, and rage that had consumed the members of the German High Command. All of the poems reflect Snodgrass' own psychological, historical, and moral imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Joseph Goebbels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Former Minister for Propaganda\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e1 May, 1945.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Russian troops are within yards of the bunker. After a brief leavetaking, Goebbels and Magda climb to the garden to commit suicide)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSay goodbye to the help, the ranks\u003cbr\u003e Of Stalin-bait. Give too much thanks\u003cbr\u003e to Naumann-- Magda's lover: we\u003cbr\u003e Thank him for all his loyalty.\u003cbr\u003e Schwaegermann; Rach. After a while\u003cbr\u003e Turn back to them with a sad smile:\u003cbr\u003e We'll save them trouble-- no one cares\u003cbr\u003e Just now to carry us upstairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTurn away; check your manicure;\u003cbr\u003e Pull on your gloves. Take time; make sure\u003cbr\u003e The hat brim curves though the hat's straight.\u003cbr\u003e Give her your arm. Let the fools wait;\u003cbr\u003e They act like they've someplace to go.\u003cbr\u003e Take the stairs, now. Self-control. Slow.\u003cbr\u003e A slight limp; just enough to see,\u003cbr\u003e Pass on, and infect history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe rest is silence. Left like sperm\u003cbr\u003e In a stranger's gut, waiting its term,\u003cbr\u003e Each thought, each step lies; the roots spread.\u003cbr\u003e They'll believe in us when we're dead.\u003cbr\u003e When we took \"Red Berlin\" we found \u003cbr\u003e We always worked best underground.\u003cbr\u003e So; the vile body turns to spirit \u003cbr\u003e That speaks soundlessly. They'll hear it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Cloth","offer_id":40608572113067,"sku":"9781880238196","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/0178\/products\/FUEHRER_BUNKER.jpg?v=1527683371","url":"https:\/\/shop.boaeditions.org\/products\/fuehrer-bunker-1","provider":"Boa Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}