{"product_id":"the-collection-plate-poems-paperback","title":"The Collection Plate: Poems - 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\u003eKendra Allen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply wrought and joyful debut poetry collection from an exciting new voice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooping exultantly through the overlapping experiences of girlhood, Blackness, sex, and personhood in America, award-winning essayist and poet Kendra Allen braids together personal narrative and cultural commentary, wrestling with the beauty and brutality to be found between mothers and daughters, young women and the world, Black bodies and white space, virginity and intrusion, prison and freedom, birth and death. Most of all, \u003cem\u003eThe Collection Plate\u003c\/em\u003e explores both how we collect and erase the voices, lives, and innocence of underrepresented bodies--and behold their pleasure, pain, and possibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth formally exciting and a delight to read, \u003cem\u003eThe Collection Plate\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to Allen's place as the voice of a generation--and a witness to how we come into being in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 7.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53152376422707,"sku":"9780063048485","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/U3VLMDhrc1lDVFRtMlJEUWFxVkhRUT09.webp?v=1773989651","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-collection-plate-poems-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}