{"product_id":"imagine-a-woman-9781966075165","title":"Imagine a Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eStories have the power to free us, or to hold us captive. \u003cem\u003eImagine a Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a book about both, and how the retelling of stories we inherit can open a pathway between fear and survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003emake from the signature of \/ your mouth sewed shut \/ some threads to pull your throat \/ onto the page\u003c\/em\u003e.' \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized around four feminine archetypes-the Virgin, the Mother, the Prophet, and the Whore-these poems offer a multi-storied perspective on the many ways a woman is defined, and how femininity is shaped by histories ancient and new. Through '\u003cem\u003ebotanical fragments of memory: \/ broken strands of frogs' eggs and frayed sleeves of \/ pond reeds, skipping \/ stones spidered with oxygenated holes, eroded \/ arrowheads of mussel \/ shells, and swollen bags of concrete, ' \u003c\/em\u003eNeagle carries us from girlhood to motherhood, through the death of her own mother, and back to a life beyond the destructive stories of what a woman is and isn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eI wear something under my skin \/ that doesn't sleep, when I go out \/ at night it comes with me.' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection offers new ways to devote ourselves to the myths, nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and playground songs that captivate our memories and inspire our futures, igniting a sharp and stirring transformation from being silenced to learning how to speak.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Neagle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gnashing Teeth Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966075165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeagle, Dorothy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Dorothy Neagle was born and raised in South Central Kentucky, in the westernmost county in Appalachia. A Yaddow fellow and Pushcart Prize nominee, her poetry and essays have appeared in many journals and anthologies. She lives with her family in New York.www.dorothyneagle.com@sentencesaremyfave","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Dorothy Neagle \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48449314455709,"sku":"9781966075165","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c96c30dc-8438-4464-87db-813d86aa3eca.jpg?v=1781631914","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/imagine-a-woman-9781966075165","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}