{"product_id":"hood-vacations-paperback","title":"Hood Vacations - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichal Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichal \"MJ\" Jones' debut Hood Vacations is a rhythmic \u0026amp; quiet rumbling - an unflinching recollection of Blackness, queerness, gender, and violence through lenses of family lineage and confessional narrative. A nostalgia for an unreachable home permeates these poems: \"We were mighty beautiful once, in golden dust.\" The speaker of Hood Vacations tells of magic: of praying mantises, bathtub octopuses, Black ghosts, \u0026amp; bringing back \"rainbow soap colors\". It is a book of passing - as, through, and on. Hop on in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichal ' MJ' Jones is a Pushcart Prize nominated poet \u0026amp; parent in Oakland, CA. Their poems have appeared or are forthcoming in \u003ci\u003eAnomaly, Kissing Dynamite, Muzzle Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly Review.\u003c\/i\u003e They have a debut full-length poetry collection HOOD VACATIONS from Black Lawrence Press, nominated for the 2024 Lambda Literary Award in Transgender Poetry, and a chapbook, SOFT ARMOR, from Nomadic Press. Often addressing the troubling and haunting aspects of life, violence, and identity, MJ's work blends the lyrical, documentary, and confessional modes. MJ serves as the Editor-In-Chief of Foglifter Press, a premier journal publishing trans and queer literature. They have received fellowships from Lambda Literary, Hurston\/Wright Foundation, VONA\/Voices, \u0026amp; Kearny Street Workshop. They received their MFA in Poetry from Mills College, where they received the distinguished Community Engagement Fellowship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 78\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.21 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51881653141792,"sku":"9781625570444","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/PTk7B44YR29781625570444.webp?v=1781829119","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hood-vacations-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}