{"product_id":"my-body-didnt-come-before-me-9789354475856","title":"My Body Didn't Come Before Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn My Body Didn't Come Before Me, Kuhu Joshi recalls her struggle with spinal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edeformity, depression and shame that made it nearly impossible to feel at\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eease in her body. Her verses travel in time between childhood, when she was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ediagnosed with severe scoliosis, and her journey into young adulthood. They\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emove between hospitals, schools, gardens and homes in an urgent attempt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto reclaim agency. The poet asks: Who is a woman before she becomes just a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebody? Is there a part of her that isn't trapped in the limitations of the physical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the conventions the world sets down for womanhood? The longing for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esafety and pleasure that envelops girls and women bonds them to each other\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein these poems. Sensual and intense, they explore desires that are sharply\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindividual yet deeply universal. The poetic voice is in turns coolly observant\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand seething with rage. It brings to focus distinct moments from the past that\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emay seem small but are defining. Parents, lovers, friends and strangers haunt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe universe of this moving and exquisitely crafted collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789354475856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.19d","brand":"Kuhu Joshi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705065078965,"sku":"9789354475856","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_604412a9-099c-4def-ac68-cbefb16907ec.jpg?v=1709653807","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-body-didnt-come-before-me-9789354475856","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}