{"product_id":"despojo-paperback","title":"Despojo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTatiana Figueroa Ramirez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Revert\u003c\/b\u003e (Cover Design by), \u003cb\u003eEdward Vidaurre\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Tatiana has done with Despojo is pure delight \u003cbr\u003e She offers home, love, peace and healing. Her heritage\u003cbr\u003e woven into each line, sharing her roots and the wisdom\u003cbr\u003e from her ancestors. With each poem, she tells a story\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a quiet yet bold flare that only she possesses. Mas-\u003cbr\u003e terfully written and a complete gem is this masterpiece \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--C. Thomas, Poet \u0026amp; Author of Bernard's Bedroom\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespojo waters us with a conversation of identity Ca-\u003cbr\u003e ribe os know all too well. A refreshing exploration of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eboth wanting to belong and tracing back all that makes\u003cbr\u003e us feel seen. This collection reminds us that it is in the\u003cbr\u003e shedding of skin that we learn to mend.\u003cbr\u003e --Melania-Luisa Marte, Poet \u0026amp; Author of Mela\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespojo is a testament to so many things: the pain and\u003cbr\u003e healing in the aftermath of sexual violence, the lineages\u003cbr\u003e Tatiana honors and writes within, the fact that love\u003cbr\u003e is a verb. The poems in Despojo carry an impossible\u003cbr\u003e amount of compassion for their subjects. I learn from\u003cbr\u003e Tatiana Figueroa Ramirez the act of staying put and\u003cbr\u003e just looking; she is a poet deeply invested in witnessing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eher family and ancestry, in writing with an uncom-\u003cbr\u003e promising eye towards balancing the truth and the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eturmoil. She never turns away. I am so lulled by her\u003cbr\u003e language, which is so skillful it has a spine. Flowers\u003cbr\u003e dot the pages, the air becomes thinner and sweet with\u003cbr\u003e molasses. Do yourself a favour and learn what it really\u003cbr\u003e means to trace lineage, to write with strength towards\u003cbr\u003e people who have hurt you, to stand and carry an entire\u003cbr\u003e history on your shoulders.\u003cbr\u003e --Nancy Huang, Author of Favorite Daughter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 54\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.13 x 6 x 4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780148887840,"sku":"9781734561722","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8a566a319d6580276b35ca8ce845107.webp?v=1780522715","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/despojo-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}