{"product_id":"blue-heat-a-portfolio-of-poems-and-drawings-9781944981723","title":"Blue Heat: A Portfolio of Poems and Drawings","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1984, Alexis De Veaux independently published and distributed \u003ci\u003eBlue Heat\u003c\/i\u003e. Mainstream publishing's interest in work by radical Black women was waning and De Veaux knew that she could reach women with the poems in \u003ci\u003eBlue Heat\u003c\/i\u003e directly-- and she knew they needed these poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForty years later, \u003ci\u003eBlue Heat\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003cb\u003eSapphic Classic\u003c\/b\u003e from \u003ci\u003eSinister Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e with a stunning new introduction and guiding exercises for engaging the poems by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. In \u003ci\u003eBlue Heat, \u003c\/i\u003e De Veaux insists on survival and encourages risk-taking. In these poems, liberation is necessary, and there is only one means to achieve it: by creating a spark. Blue Heat brings intensity akin to the deepest, hottest part of a flame. Like its namesake, this poetry collection is flammable, igniting courage in its readers, achieving De Veaux's goal of kindling a spirit of \" power, joy and change\" in Black feminist communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sinister Wisdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/04\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944981723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Alexis De Veaux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44700427649205,"sku":"9781944981723","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_aeab1932-bf3f-40ff-9fed-e43037a2d4ef.jpg?v=1728397091","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blue-heat-a-portfolio-of-poems-and-drawings-9781944981723","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}