{"product_id":"vox-humana-9781771667845","title":"Vox Humana","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVox Humana\u003c\/i\u003e (Latin for human voice) is driven by a sense of political urgency to probe the ethics of agency in a world that actively resists the participation of some voices over others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn and through literary experiments with word and sound, utterance and song, \u003ci\u003eVox Humana\u003c\/i\u003e considers the different ways a body can assert, recount, proclaim, thus underscoring the urgency of doing so against the de-voicing effects of racism and institutional violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the title also represents an organ reed that sounds like the human voice, so DeRango-Adem shares her reclaiming of the instrument traditionally accessed by the white establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese poems are born from the polyphonic phenomenon of the author's multilingual upbringing. They are autobiographical and alchemical, singular and plural, but, above all, a celebration of the (breath) work required for transformation of society and self.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771667845\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112","brand":"Adebe Derango-Adem","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42334502977717,"sku":"9781771667845","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b5412c36-01ab-4a6d-b13a-49c05802fd2b.jpg?v=1660628321","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vox-humana-9781771667845","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}