{"product_id":"wicked-enchantment-selected-poems-9781574232370","title":"Wicked Enchantment: Selected Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA voice for justice, anti-racism, and equality--here is the greatest and most powerful work of the people's poet, Wanda Coleman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the most talked about literary collections of the year is this collection by a beat-up, broke, and Black woman who wrote with anger, humor, and clarity about her life on the margins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWicked Enchantment: Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a selection of her poems, 130 poems in all spanning four decades, edited and introduced by Terrance Hayes. Rejected by the elites during her lifetime, here's what people are saying now: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\"Wanda Coleman is not just wickedly wise, she is transcendent.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\"\u003cb\u003eHateful and hilarious, heartbroke and hellbent\u003c\/b\u003e.\" Mary Karr, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\"One of the greatest poets ever to come out of L.A.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\"\u003cb\u003eHer work pushes us to confront injustice with as much candor as she did\u003c\/b\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003ePoetry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e--\"Required Reading\" \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrutal. Hilarious. Triumphant. These are not poems written for a college class, establishment approval, or polite applause; these poems were written because Ms. Coleman had to write what she saw and felt, and she wrote brilliantly. Few if any writers, before or since, have had the courage to write with such honesty about the daily experience of life in a racist world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Sparrow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781574232370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Wanda Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660252573852,"sku":"9781574232370","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_030a61a5-b3a5-403a-9fb3-ffb668cea0ae.jpg?v=1603896416","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/wicked-enchantment-selected-poems-9781574232370","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}