{"product_id":"black-swan-9780822957874","title":"Black Swan","description":"Winner of the 2001 Cave Canem Prize \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 6.28w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822957874\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 74 - Strongly Recommended\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2004 pg. 27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43467022794867,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_976f882c-de09-410a-8628-0d4d19a42d93.jpg?v=1755001292","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/black-swan-9780822957874","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}