{"product_id":"even-the-saints-audition-paperback","title":"Even the Saints Audition - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaych Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2019 Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago - Best New Poetry Collection Winner \u003cbr\u003e2019 Chicago Reader's Best of Chicago - Best Poet Runner-Up \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e Even the Saints Audition\u003c\/i\u003e Raych Jackson Reconditions her body and reclaims her church. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis empowering book of poems interrogates the relationship between blackness, shame, and what it is to live a life tied to the church. Rich with historical context and a deeply engaging personal narrative. This body of work is bursting with charm, wit, and pride, as it dances on the thin line between saint and sinner. \u003cbr\u003eIncludes poems such as \"Period Rules\", \"A Wasted Ass Shave\", and \"I Ask What 'Circumcision' Means in a Full Sunday School Class\" that have been watched by millions online \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Advance praise for \u003ci\u003e Even the Saints Audition \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an important and brave book, one that keeps me asking for more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Fatimah Asghar, Author of IF THEY COME FOR US \/ co-creator of BROWN GIRLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJackson rearranges the scripture of God until it is a machine that works for her. Her bible blesses the ones who roam. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Kara Jackson, Author of BLOODSTONE \/ National Youth Poet Laureate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work is a sinner's diary, made of the secrets between pews, the notes beneath the hymns and the guilt writhing within desire. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-Toaster, Artist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151608451207,"sku":"9781943735624","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/19d3262c4ea896aac5da49ead7356ffd.webp?v=1733208271","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/even-the-saints-audition-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}