{"product_id":"god-in-her-ruffled-dress-paperback","title":"God in Her Ruffled Dress - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa B. (Lisa Bernstein)\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGod in Her Ruffled Dress\u003c\/em\u003e enacts conversations between illness and wellness, body and spirit, the temporal and the eternal. These poems chart a personal investigation of the divine, in which erotic desire is central, feminist awareness is inherent, and gender is many-faceted. But the spark for each poem is not ideology, but rather, a lyrical impulse to search and illuminate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookended by two poem-prayers, the book's four sections move from healing to various forms of creating: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Return to the Body\" includes poems on Lisa B's longstanding type 1 diabetes, Biblical scripture, and spiritual transformation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Drum the Beginning of the World\" focuses on the human\/divine interface through the lens of singing and music, with homages to jazz masters and poems on the author's own practice as a vocalist. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \"Sever the Head\" is inspired by pandemic politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Finally, \"Propagate\" probes love, sensuality, birth, and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 110\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774097424672,"sku":"9798986625867","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0426bbaf55c003afb9720b951857259d.webp?v=1780440262","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/god-in-her-ruffled-dress-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}