{"product_id":"behold-9781967149025","title":"Behold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBorn of the poet's longstanding love of visual art, especially painting, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBehold \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eexamines why we love what we love, and how we see (and are seen) by art. When we say we \"saw\" something, McCallum asks, what is it that we saw--outside of us, and within?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver two years spent working on this book, McCallum traveled to museums in the U.S. and abroad with the explicit goal of standing before works of art created by contemporary Caribbean, Black, and women artists. The resulting collection works to untangle what it means to locate oneself within the frame--to imagine belonging by entering the scene. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBehold \u003c\/em\u003ebegins as a dialogue, a call and response traversing the territory McCallum is known for: history, interiority, identity, and the ways bodies present themselves in the world. These poems explore fulfillment and connection, the labor of seeking, the ache of loss, and the histories carried within the self. They are meditations on the existence of place within us, the way it is seeded within, and seeds us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shara McCallum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 6.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781967149025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Jamaica and born to a Jamaican father and Venezuelan mother, \u003cstrong\u003e Shara McCallum\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of seven books of poetry, published in the US \u0026amp; UK, including \u003cem\u003eBehold\u003c\/em\u003e, forthcoming in 2026. Awards for her work include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Musgrave Medal, NEA Fellowship, Hurston\/Wright Legacy Award for \u003cem\u003eNo Ruined Stone\u003c\/em\u003e, OCM Bocas Caribbean Poetry Prize for \u003cem\u003eMadwoman\u003c\/em\u003e, Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize for \u003cem\u003eThe Water Between Us\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. McCallum teaches at Penn State University and served as the Penn State Laureate from 2021-2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Shara McCallum \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48984855347357,"sku":"9781967149025","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_7523bbf2-c9a3-45b7-b5df-d7729ff3d884.jpg?v=1791375030","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/behold-9781967149025","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}