{"product_id":"star-power-poems-9781668080764","title":"Star Power: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA celebration and testament to the tenacity of life on the margins, brilliantly illuminating Black and queer experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection, a jubilant testimony to the joys and hardships of the Black queer experience, poet Nicholas Goodly explores language that venerates the saints of their life--those people in cultures and communities who are not often seen as the powerful, brave, and heroic figures that they are. An ode to endurance, love, and play, \u003ci\u003eStar Power\u003c\/i\u003e carves out a place of pleasure and solace, a personal pantheon of legends from the Wonder Twins, Thundercat, and Tiffany Pollard to Venus Xtravaganza, the Olsen Twins, and Grace Jones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefiant and unapologetic, \u003ci\u003eStar Power \u003c\/i\u003echarts a path of joy and wonder, cutting through caustic history and an oppressive present to speak directly to these vibrant lives, which have long been overlooked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas Goodly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781668080764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicholas Goodly is the author of \u003ci\u003eBlack Swim\u003c\/i\u003e. Goodly is the recipient of the 2017 Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America and was a finalist for the 2020 Jake Adam York Prize and the runner-up for the 2019 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nicholas Goodly \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48397178175645,"sku":"9781668080764","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_979188e7-0b39-4b6a-b4c8-5f3ece2b88cf.jpg?v=1781075179","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/star-power-poems-9781668080764","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}