{"product_id":"santa-tarantula-9780268207526","title":"Santa Tarantula","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe poems in \u003cem\u003eSanta Tarantula\u003c\/em\u003e grant an urgent and haunting voice to the voiceless, explore ancient narratives, delve into Cuban history and identity, and confront trauma and violence.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJordan Pérez explores the tension between fear and reprieve, between hopelessness and light, in her debut collection, \u003cem\u003eSanta Tarantula\u003c\/em\u003e, the tenth winner of the Andrés Montoya Poetry Prize. Pérez lends voices to the forgotten: to the political dissidents, gay men, and religious minorities imprisoned in the forced-labor camps of 1960s Cuba; to biblical women who were deemed unworthy to name; to survivors of sexual violence who grapple with paralyzing fear and isolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith rich detail, these poems weave together the stories of those who go unheard with family memories, explore moments of unspeakable tragedy with glimpses of a life beyond the trauma, and draw out what it means to be vulnerable and the strength it takes to endure. \u003cem\u003eSanta Tarantula\u003c\/em\u003e pushes through the darkness, cataloging unspoken pain and multigenerational damage, and revealing that, sometimes, survival is in the telling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268207526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80","brand":"Jordan P\u0026#233;rez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43378210767029,"sku":"9780268207526","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6dcf2725-f87f-4c77-93b2-ba8ec3e9a385.jpg?v=1701751401","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/santa-tarantula-9780268207526","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}