{"product_id":"the-collected-poems-of-josie-craig-berry-9798986576404","title":"The Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry","description":"\u003cp\u003eOklahoma Black poet, Josie Craig Berry, published her first (extant) poem in 1918, when she was 29. She also wrote a weekly literary column for Oklahoma City's \u003cem\u003eThe Black Dispatch \u003c\/em\u003enewspaper\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003efrom 1937-1941.\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eBerry continued writing poetry as late as 1975, when she was 87 years old. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first collection of Berry's poetry, a poetry that agitates for civil rights, insists of the dignity of Black people, comments on contemporaneous events, and explores the culture and landscape of Oklahoma. \u003cem\u003eThe Collected Poems of Josie Craig Berry\u003c\/em\u003e includes a biographical introduction and an annotated bibliography. With this collection, Josie Craig Berry will be recognized as an accomplished poet, a public intellectual, a literary powerhouse, and a woman whose contributions to Black literature and Oklahoma literature are immeasurable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Josie Craig Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mongrel Empire Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 8.00w x 0.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798986576404","brand":"Mongrel Empire Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46428613902473,"sku":"9798986576404","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_eacda780-d7e6-48ea-a061-a4139d0d1525.jpg?v=1778014332","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-collected-poems-of-josie-craig-berry-9798986576404","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}