{"product_id":"girls-are-coming-out-of-the-woods-9781556595516","title":"Girls Are Coming Out of the Woods","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Tishani Doshi . . . offer s] an eloquent dissection of the body--its attributes, metaphors, deficiencies and contradictions--all delivered in chromatic, richly textured lines, in which the assured manipulation of rhythm and internal rhyme produces poems of remarkable balance and grace.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tishani Doshi combines artistic elegance with a visceral power to create a breathtaking panorama of danger, memory, beauty and the strange geographies of happiness.\" --John Burnside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her third collection of poetry, Tishani Doshi addresses violence against women by giving abused and silenced bodies a chance to speak at last. Of and for the women that live on, she writes with bold reverence for that which thrives despite the odds--female desire, the aging body, the power of refusal. Doshi reminds us that poetry, at its root, is song--in praise and lament, hopeful and ebbing--calling out for truth and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \"Fear Management\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e. . . Up ahead, a row of fishermen. Legs like pins, tomb-sized chests, leaning back on their heels to haul. Say they are making noises at you. A sideways kind of sound designed to entice a small, brainless creature into a corner before smashing it underfoot . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTishani Doshi \u003c\/strong\u003ewas born in Madras, India. She is an award-winning poet, journalist, essayist, and novelist, whose work has been translated into five languages. Doshi is also a professional dancer with the Chandralekha Troupe. She lives in Tamil Nadu, India, with her husband and three dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tishani Doshi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Copper Canyon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781556595516","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42999495131273,"sku":"9781556595516","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f255e67d-90d7-40e3-a6b7-03edeb01544d.jpg?v=1727159320","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/girls-are-coming-out-of-the-woods-9781556595516","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}