{"product_id":"we-want-our-bodies-back-poems-9780062955289","title":"We Want Our Bodies Back: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"WE WANT\u003cbr\u003eOUR BODIES BACK URGES BLACK WOMEN TO DEMAND BETTER FROM MEN.\" -ESSENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"MASTER\u003cbr\u003ePOET JESSICA CARE MOORE GIFTS US THIS LATEST COLLECTION OF SHARP, SMART AND\u003cbr\u003eDEFIANT PIECES.\" -MS. MAGAZINE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBOOKS BY\u003cbr\u003eBLACK WOMEN WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ IN 2020 -REFINERY29\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA dazzling full-length collection of verse from one of the leading poets of our time.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the past two decades, jessica Care moore has become a cultural force as a poet, performer, publisher, activist, and critic. Reflecting her transcendent electric voice, this searing poetry collection is filled with moving, original stanzas that speak to both Black women's creative and intellectual power, and express the pain, sadness, and anger of those who suffer constant scrutiny because of their gender and race. Fierce and passionate, Jessica Care moore argues that Black women spend their lives building a physical and emotional shelter to protect themselves from misogyny, criminalization, hatred, stereotypes, sexual assault, objectification, patriarchy, and death threats. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe Want Our Bodies Back\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration--and defiant stance against--these many attacks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jessica Care Moore\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062955289\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoore, Jessica Care:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ejessica Care moore\u003c\/strong\u003e is the founder and CEO of Moore Black Press, executive producer of Black WOMEN Rock!, and founder of the literacy-driven Jess Care Moore Foundation. An internationally renowned poet, playwright, performance artist, and producer, she is the 2019 and 1017 Knight Arts Award winner, a 2016 Kresge Arts fellow, an NAACP Great Expectations awardee, and an Alain Locke Award recipient from the Detroit Institute of Arts. Moore is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Words Don't Fit in My Mouth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e The Alphabet Verses the Ghetto\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Sunlight Through Bullet Holes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ethe critically acclaimed\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003etechno choreopoem\u003cem\u003e Salt City. \u003c\/em\u003eHer work has been published in numerous literary collections and she has performed on stages all over the world, including the Apollo Theater, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, and the London Institute for Contemporary Arts. jessica lives and writes in a historic Detroit neighborhood with her son, King Thomas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Jessica Care Moore \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48984981569693,"sku":"9780062955289","price":29.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6e228d29-a439-4416-8f57-b3afb5ac209c.jpg?v=1791377962","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/we-want-our-bodies-back-poems-9780062955289","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}