{"product_id":"9781912979608","title":"The Bear and Her Book","description":"\u003cp\u003eLocating Strongwoman is a portrait of unperformed femininity. Eschewing the stereotypical portrayal of the \"Strong Woman\" and the even more loaded \"Strong Black Woman\", these poems invite the reader to interrogate the protagonists and find in their stories a quiet strength.   \"...This is a book filled with want, love and the lack thereof, with striking lines like, 'As if he wasn't a bed of nails your love\/laid on' and 'The factory of my body works overtime'. It teeters between violence and the razor-blade threat thereof. Straddling the inside and outside worlds on the head of a 'bobbing sewing needle', Locating Strongwoman is visceral and raw, vulnerable and strong. It will leave you thinking and feeling long after you turn its last page\".   Peter Kahn, author of Little Kings and co-editor of The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks\"Through Locating Strongwoman, Tolu Agbelusi hosts a black women's sleepover. Where we drink wine and share stories, about the many complexities of navigating our hearts, how we are our mother's daughters and how our mothers are complex women. Strongwoman... The chilling truth behind this collection is that to be woman is to be silent... or silenced.   Both in form and content, Locating Strongwoman is a trace of our mothers' silences and the inevitable release of our own voices. Tolu paints in a language that is familiar and comforting. And how wonderful it is to find yourself, over and over in poetry! As the woman who cannot be pinned into a box and doesn't want to be. To be seen.\"Vangile Gantsho, author of Red Cotton and Undressing in Front of the Window; co-founder of Impepho Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"product__accordion accordion quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdetails id=\"Details-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003csummary role=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"summary__title\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003ch2 class=\"h4 accordion__title inline-richtext\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tProduct Information\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/h2\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csvg class=\"icon icon-caret\" viewbox=\"0 0 10 6\"\u003e\u003cpath fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M9.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708 0L5 4.293 1.354.646a.5.5 0 0 0-.708.708l4 4a.5.5 0 0 0 .708 0l4-4a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\u003e\u003c\/path\u003e\u003c\/svg\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003c\/summary\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cdiv class=\"accordion__content rte\" id=\"ProductAccordion-collapsible_tab_dDVEeR-template--25151688147283__main\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"metafield-multi_line_text_field\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tolu Agbelusi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDate of Publication:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePagination:\u003c\/b\u003e 64 pages\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Twenty in 2020\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eImprint:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublished By:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBook Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry by individual poets\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/b\u003e 137 x 214 x 9\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eISBN13\/EAN\/SKU:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913090135\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\t\u003c\/details\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tolu Agbelusi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40932279779523,"sku":"9781912979608","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/2180\/9347\/files\/9781912979608.jpg?v=1758369599","url":"https:\/\/mountfloridabooks.pro\/products\/9781912979608","provider":"Mount Florida Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}