{"product_id":"working-the-roots-9781963943436","title":"Working the Roots","description":"When I think of the kind of writing that really moves me, I think of the elements present in Bennett's poetry: honesty about Black women's interior lives, clarity (because we don't have time to talk \u003cem\u003earound \u003c\/em\u003ea thing), and a mean metaphor. Amanda Bennett has written a poetry collection squarely rooted in the legacy of Black feminists like Audre Lorde, Lucille Clifton, and June Jordan: this is my favorite kind of poetry. The \u003cem\u003efeeling \u003c\/em\u003epresent in these poems welcomes you in to experience the world as the writer does, where \"black is a place we carry\" and \"difficult women are like dynamite.\" \u003cem\u003eWorking the Roots \u003c\/em\u003eis a book everyone should read, if for no other reason than we all need a little vulnerability to survive this world, and each other. -Ariana Brown, author of \u003cem\u003eWe Are Owed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Querencia Press, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781963943436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.06d","brand":"Amanda Bennett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51280732291253,"sku":"9781963943436","price":11.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_818d49cb-21e6-41fd-96d2-b489148b3b47.jpg?v=1751468696","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/working-the-roots-9781963943436","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}