{"product_id":"black-swan-9780822957874","title":"Black Swan","description":"Winner of the 2001 Cave Canem Prize Selected by Marilyn Nelson Finalist, 2003 Paterson Poetry Prize \"Imagine Leda black--\" begins Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon's exciting new collection of poems. Mixing vernacular language with classical mythology, modern struggles with Biblical trials, she gives voice to silenced women past and present. In Van Clief-Stefanon's powerful voice, last night's angry words \"puffed \/ into the dark room like steam \/ punching through the thick surface \/ of cooking grits.\" She remembers a child's innocence \"lost \/ in the house where I learned the red rug \/ against my chest, my knees \/ my tongue, . . . .\" Black Swan is filled with pain, loss, hope, and the promise of salvation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822957874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 6.28w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 74 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44431948578997,"sku":"9780822957874","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_37fb7f33-376f-49f2-a754-c265c7afdf6f.jpg?v=1721139022","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/black-swan-9780822957874","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}