{"product_id":"i-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","title":"I: New \u0026 Selected - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToi Derricotte\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToi Derricotte's story is a hero's journey--a poet earning her way home, to her own commanding powers. \u003ci\u003e\"I\" New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e shows the reader both the closeness of the enemy and the poet's inherent courage, inventiveness, and joy.It is a record of one woman's response to the repressive and fracturing forces around the subjects of race, class, color, gender, and sexuality. Each poem is an act of victory as the author finds her way through repressive forces to speak with beauty and truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis collection features more than thirty new poems as well as selections from five previous collections.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eToi Derricotte\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet whose work tackles difficult and universal subject matter such as violence, racism, motherhood, and self-identity through an autobiographical lens. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undertaker's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand four previous poetry collections, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincluding \u003ci\u003eTender\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Paterson Poetry\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePrize. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand fellowships from the National Endowment\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eamong other honors. Derricotte is cofounder of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCave Canem, professor emerita at the University\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Pittsburgh, and a chancellor of the Academy of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Poets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42103739154567,"sku":"9780822966289","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/9a86b8465d9db153f4617314e0b36362.webp?v=1732416660","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/i-new-and-selected-poems-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}