{"product_id":"prelude-poems-paperback","title":"Prelude: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrynne Rebele-Henry\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist, 2023 Lammy Award in Lesbian Poetry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrelude \u003c\/i\u003edelineates the gay female experience through a poetic reconstruction of the girlhood of Catherine of Siena, a Catholic saint who lived in 1300s Italy and disobeyed her parents by refusing marriage to devote her life to God. Through a historical lens, Brynne Rebele-Henry examines the erasure of gay women's lives and offers a perspective of medieval queer girlhood while considering themes such as violence, desire, and the lesbian body. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrynne Rebele-Henry's \u003c\/b\u003epoetry collection, \u003ci\u003eAutobiography of a Wound\u003c\/i\u003e, won the AWP Donald Hall Poetry Prize, was one of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Top Fall Poetry Picks for 2018, and was a finalist for the 2019 Publishing Triangle Audre Lorde Award. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eOrpheus Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, received the 2021 Young Adult Virginia Author Award from the Richmond Public Library and was listed as one of the most anticipated YA novels by Barnes \u0026amp; Noble and \u003ci\u003eChicago Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of a bilingual (English and Slovenian) chapbook, \u003ci\u003eVizije Se Začnejo Pri Sestih\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eVisions Begin at Six\u003c\/i\u003e), and is a 2021-2022 Fulbright Scholar at the Institute of Anthropological and Spatial Studies, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.82 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759514353952,"sku":"9780822966883","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/586467720091a3c17693b389ac46c67a.webp?v=1780154905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/prelude-poems-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}