{"product_id":"black-swan-paperback","title":"Black Swan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLyrae Van Clief-Stefanon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2001 Cave Canem Prize \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSelected by Marilyn Nelson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinalist, 2003 Paterson Poetry Prize \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Imagine Leda black--\" begins Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon's exciting new collection of poems. Mixing vernacular language with classical mythology, modern struggles with Biblical trials, she gives voice to silenced women past and present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Van Clief-Stefanon's powerful voice, last night's angry words \"puffed \/ into the dark room like steam \/ punching through the thick surface \/ of cooking grits.\" She remembers a child's innocence \"lost \/ in the house where I learned the red rug \/ against my chest, my knees \/ my tongue, . . . .\" Black Swan is filled with pain, loss, hope, and the promise of salvation.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLyrae Van Clief-Stefanon \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003e] Open Interval [\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award and the \u003ci\u003eLA Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, and \u003ci\u003eBlack Swan\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. She has been awarded fellowships from Cave Canem, the Lannan Foundation, Civitella Ranieri, and the New York State Council on the Arts\/New York Foundation for the Arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 8.52 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 24, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52609421345050,"sku":"9780822957874","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/0Pyc9oUKa-9780822957874.webp?v=1785357331","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/black-swan-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}