{"product_id":"side-notes-from-the-archivist-poems-9780063221710","title":"Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe award-winning, genre-crossing writer demonstrates her power as a funkadelic and formidable feminist voice in this rich and beautiful collection of verse and image--a multi-part retrospective that traverses time, space, and reality to illuminate the expansiveness of Black femme lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSide Notes from the Archivist \u003c\/em\u003eis a preservation of Black culture viewed through a feminist lens. The Archivist leads readers through poems that epitomize youthful renditions of a Black girl coming of age in Philadelphia's pre-funk '80s; episodic adventures of \"the Black Girl\" whose life is depicted through the white gaze; and selections of verse evincing affection for self and testimony to the magnificence within Black femme culture at-large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery poem in \u003cem\u003eSide Notes\u003c\/em\u003e elevates and honestly illustrates the buoyancy of Blackness and the calamity of Black lives on earth. In her uniquely embracing and experimental style, Anastacia-Reneé documents these truths as celebrations of diverse subjects, from \u003cem\u003eSolid Gold\u003c\/em\u003e to halal hotdogs; as homages and reflections on iconic images, from Marsha P. Johnson to Aunt Jemima; and as critiques of systemic oppression forcing some to countdown their last heartbeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom internet \"Fame\" to the toxicity of the white gaze, \u003cem\u003eSide Notes from the Archivist \u003c\/em\u003ecements Anastacia-Reneé role as a leading light in the womanist movement--an artist whose work is in conversation with advocates of Black culture and thought such as Audre Lorde, Amiri Baraka, and Nikki Giovanni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amistad Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063221710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs","brand":"Anastacia-Renee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42599639613621,"sku":"9780063221710","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ffb7d548-c73b-4a8a-98a9-843498f6f45b.jpg?v=1673999293","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/side-notes-from-the-archivist-poems-9780063221710","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}