{"product_id":"black-and-blue-9798987530269","title":"Black and Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhy do you hold your tongue? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerhaps you were taught your words were too weighty for the world to hold - and so you rebel and rage in silence. Or perhaps you fight back words that are sharp enough to wound - and so, as a pacifist, you push back your vitriol. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eYour words struggle against the limits you have placed on your tongue. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere have you compromised the unique power of your voice? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHave you grown bitter yet from all the truths unspoken? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDo they roughen your internal world and fracture your worldview? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere do you safely unpack your overwhelmed emotion, your trembling anger, and your unmet desire?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst, I invite you to start with your tongue. Understand the narratives twisted around your roots. Exercise your right to tell your story. And once you have successfully done that work, I challenge you to speak your mind.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCradled gently in a dialect of imagination and honesty, Dorian Blue conjures an alluring collection of multidimensional poetry that dives deep into the social, cultural, and historical experiences of the queer Black body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blueboy Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987530269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 7.50w x 0.22d","brand":"Dorian Blue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42881803616437,"sku":"9798987530269","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_f249ed1b-3c62-4377-a907-5b2d925713f3.jpg?v=1685417714","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-and-blue-9798987530269","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}