{"product_id":"on-a-grey-thread-9781513137247","title":"On a Grey Thread","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLARGE PRINT EDITION. On a Grey Thread is the groundbreaking poetry collection of Elsa Gidlow - the first in North American history to openly express lesbian desire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth personal and political, Gidlow's poems express the poet's complex feelings as a young woman whose political ideology and sexual identity ran counter to the traditional values of her time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOpening her collection with \"The Grey Thread,\" Gidlow expresses herself with ornamental imagery, decorating her drab existence with the colorful beads of her personal identity. Employing the double meaning of \"gay,\" offering a brief erotic \"moan\" on the precipice of enjambment, Gidlow stretches her stanza to its sinful conclusion, recalling Eve's temptation in the Garden of Eden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Elsa Gidlow's On a Grey Thread is a classic work of lesbian literature reimagined for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781513137247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Elsa Gidlow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42334428004533,"sku":"9781513137247","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8f36e38f-fadf-4486-bcc2-3dbbba3eaf6c.jpg?v=1660627137","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/on-a-grey-thread-9781513137247","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}