{"product_id":"if-they-come-for-us-poems-paperback","title":"If They Come for Us: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFatimah Asghar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A debut poetry collection showcasing both a fierce and tender new voice.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Elegant and playful . . . The poet invents new forms and updates classic ones.\"--\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" Fatimah] Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY \u003cb\u003e- FINALIST FOR THE LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ean aunt teaches me how to tell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ean edible flower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom a poisonous one.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ejust in case, I hear her say, just in case.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series \u003ci\u003eBrown Girls \u003c\/i\u003ecomes an imaginative, soulful debut poetry that collection captures the experiences of being a young Pakistani Muslim woman in contemporary America. Orphaned as a child, Fatimah Asghar grapples with coming of age and navigating questions of sexuality and race without the guidance of a mother or father. These poems at once bear anguish, joy, vulnerability, and compassion, while also exploring the many facets of violence: how it persists within us, how it is inherited across generations, and how it manifests itself in our relationships. In experimental forms and language both lyrical and raw, Asghar seamlessly braids together marginalized people's histories with her own understanding of identity, place, and belonging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIf They Come for Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In forms both traditional . . . and unorthodox . . . Asghar interrogates divisions along lines of nationality, age, and gender, illuminating the forces by which identity is fixed or flexible. Most vivid and revelatory are pieces such as 'Boy, ' whose perspicacious turns and irreverent idiom conjure the rich, jagged textures of a childhood shadowed by loss.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Asghar's] debut poetry collection cemented her status as one of the city's greatest present-day poets. . . . A stunning work of art that tackles place, race, sexuality and violence. These poems--both personal and historical, both celebratory and aggrieved--are unquestionably powerful in a way that would doubtless make both Gwendolyn Brooks and Harriet Monroe proud.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Taut lines, vivid language, and searing images range cover to cover. . . . Inventive, sad, gripping, and beautiful.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFatimah Asghar\u003c\/b\u003e is a nationally touring poet, performer, educator, and writer. She is the writer of \u003ci\u003eBrown Girls, \u003c\/i\u003e an Emmy-nominated web series that highlights friendships between women of color. She is a member of Dark Noise and a Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756514541856,"sku":"9780525509783","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/25e45bc0d52a2fb73e968cbe0945c55b.webp?v=1780080517","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/if-they-come-for-us-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}