{"product_id":"down-to-the-bone-paperback","title":"Down to the Bone - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmy Irish\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Amy Wray Irish is a fresh voice echoing Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Sharon Olds.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Michael J. Henry, Executive Director of Colorado's Lighthouse Writers Workshop, author of No Stranger Than My Own and Active Gods\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eDown to the Bone, \u003c\/em\u003e poet Amy Wray Irish wields visceral language to strip away the false narratives women are forced to wear. Irish roots out our strength-the bones we can't see but hold us together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter shedding our dead weight, \u003cem\u003eDown to the Bone\u003c\/em\u003e inspires women to rise up again. These poems invoke the witchcraft of bone broth; dig into the healing power of the earth; reframe Adam and Eve; and rewrite fairy tales to release us from our \"princess prison.\" In the tradition of Clarissa Pinkola Estés and Robert Bly, Irish is a storyteller who reveals every tale as metaphor for a journey within. These poems are an invitation to give birth to ourselves again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eDown to the Bone, \u003c\/em\u003e Amy Wray Irish wields the written lightning as she explores, questions, and champions a new mythology all our own.\" -Veronica Patterson, author of five books of poetry, most recently \u003cem\u003eSudden White Fan.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42126446526599,"sku":"9781957468082","price":15.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/70ac7c0d85117465d7ab88621ae38036.webp?v=1732582484","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/down-to-the-bone-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}