{"product_id":"imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-paperback","title":"Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePamela Sneed\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incendiary literary work more relevant now than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"if anger were an ax\/it would split me open\/and if this is a sermon\/let it be my granddaddy's sermon\/my grandmother's foottapping\/steady rocking\/choir singing\" --from \"This Is Not a New Age\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eImagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery \u003c\/i\u003eis the debut collection by acclaimed poet and performer Pamela Sneed. Provocative and potent, it tackles the political and personal issues of enslavement, sexuality, emotional trauma, and abuse. These poems chart the journey of an artist trying to escape cycles of dependency and reclaim lost self and identity. Drawing parallels to Harriet Tubman's journey on the Underground Railroad, Sneed's explora-tions of the woods are a metaphor and emotional path one must explore to attain self-ownership. Sneed's poems are bound by the search for love, freedom, and justice--from images of lesbian love to Emmet Till's bloated body, they offer a raging cry and a roadmap for those interested in transforming the personal into social justice and abolitionist practices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela Sneed is a NYC-based poet, performer, and visual artist. Here other books include \u003ci\u003eKONG and Other Works\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFuneral Diva\u003c\/i\u003e which won the 2021 Lambda Lesbian Poetry Award. Additionally in 2021, She was a finalist for New York Theater Workshop's Golden Harris Award and received a monetary award. In 2021, she was a panelist for The David Zwirner Gallery's More Life exhibit, and has spoken at Bard Center for Humanities, The Ford Foundation, The Gordon Parks Foundation, Columbia University, The New School, New York Public Library, The Brooklyn Museum, MoMA, DIA, NYU's Center for Humanities. She has published in \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrieze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArt Forum\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Her visual work has been featured in the group show Omniscient at Leslie Lohman Gallery and at the Ford Foundation. She is an online professor in the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's low-res program and teaches poetry and art across disciplines in Columbia University's MFA in Visual Arts program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779391783200,"sku":"9781531504847","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2b0d7b6d6d75770606725795c0fa0977.webp?v=1780516450","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}