{"product_id":"the-collection-plate-poems-9780063048485","title":"The Collection Plate: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA deeply wrought and joyful debut poetry collection from an exciting new voice \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooping exultantly through the overlapping experiences of girlhood, Blackness, sex, and personhood in America, award-winning essayist and poet Kendra Allen braids together personal narrative and cultural commentary, wrestling with the beauty and brutality to be found between mothers and daughters, young women and the world, Black bodies and white space, virginity and intrusion, prison and freedom, birth and death. Most of all, \u003cem\u003eThe Collection Plate\u003c\/em\u003e explores both how we collect and erase the voices, lives, and innocence of underrepresented bodies--and behold their pleasure, pain, and possibility\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth formally exciting and a delight to read, \u003cem\u003eThe Collection Plate\u003c\/em\u003e is a testament to Allen's place as the voice of a generation--and a witness to how we come into being in the twenty-first century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kendra Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ecco Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063048485","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45246682628233,"sku":"9780063048485","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_21a9572b-ab41-4e62-a94c-c3b039ede9dd.jpg?v=1770702256","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-collection-plate-poems-9780063048485","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}