{"product_id":"remedies-for-disappearing-hardcover","title":"Remedies for Disappearing - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlexa Patrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA collection of poetry that moves from family history and the heartbreaks of navigating a predominantly white high school into adulthood, exploring the ways the speaker's experiences echo those of an expansive and intricate history of Black girls and women.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIn this beautiful debut from an exciting new poet, Alexa Patrick's \u003ci\u003eRemedies for Disappearing\u003c\/i\u003e memorializes Blackness in its quiet and unexpected forms, bringing the peripheral into focus. These poems muddy Black life and death, observe lineage and love stories, and question what \"disappearing\" teaches about Blackness and bodies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRemedies for Disappearing\u003c\/i\u003e is gritty, sharp, and formally inventive, demonstrating Patrick's imaginative curiosity, lyrical restraint, and confidence in her handling of language. Moments of aphoristic confession are balanced with imagistic precision as the speaker recounts the ways her aunties, sisters, and even herself have disappeared in order to survive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePatrick's poetry is haunting and hopeful, striving to provide readers with the tools and context to acknowledge, define, and honor the complexity of Black girl\/womanhood. \u003ci\u003eRemedies for Disappearing\u003c\/i\u003e connects Black girls and women to each other and to their own histories, and insists that they be fully and wholly seen.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexa Patrick\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and vocalist from Connecticut. She is a Cave Canem fellow and Tin House alumna. She has also been cast in the featured role of Unsung in We Shall Not Be Moved, an opera under the direction of Bill T. Jones. You may find Alexa's work published in \u003ci\u003eThe Quarry, The Rumpus, CRWN Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774821728544,"sku":"9781642599503","price":85.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a86f1dff99587ba9a926b02e7a83d5ff.webp?v=1780455221","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/remedies-for-disappearing-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}