{"product_id":"ghost-in-a-black-girls-throat-9781597098854","title":"Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat","description":"\u003cp\u003eKhalisa Rae's Ghost in a Black Girl's Throat is like a newborn scream that's been held in for eons. Sharp, strong, unapologetic, beautiful, and angry, the writing in this collection is a celebration of language and rhythm, and the words on the page run like the blood from a wound caused by racism. . . . this collection is not just one all fans of poetry should read; it's one we should be assigning in schools.--\u003cstrong\u003eGabino Iglesias\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePANK Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat happens when a Midwestern girl migrates to a haunted Southern town, whose river is a graveyard, whose streets bear the names of Southern slave owners? How can she build a home where Confederate symbols strategically stand in the center of town? Can she sage the chilling truths of her ancestors? What will she do to cope with the traumatizing ghostliness of the present-day South?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGhost in a Black Girl's Throat\u003c\/em\u003e is a heart-wrenching reconciliation and confrontation of the living, breathing ghosts that awaken Black women each day. This debut poetry collection summons multiple hauntings--ghosts of matriarchs that came before, those that were slain, and those that continue to speak to us, but also those horrors women of color strive to put to rest. \u003cem\u003eGhost in a Black Girl's Throat\u003c\/em\u003e examines the haunting feeling of facing past demons while grappling with sexism, racism, and bigotry. They are all present: ancestral ghosts, societal ghosts, and spiritual, internal hauntings. This book calls out for women to speak their truth in hopes of settling the ghosts or at least being at peace with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Khalisa Rae\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597098854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRae, Khalisa:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKhalisa Rae\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet, queer rights activist, journalist, and educator in Durham, North Carolina, and a graduate of the Queens University MFA program. Her chapbook, \u003cem\u003eReal Girls Have Real Problems\u003c\/em\u003e, was published in 2012, and her recent work has been seen in \u003cem\u003ePANK\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSundog Lit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Crab Fat\u003c\/em\u003e, Damaged Goods Press\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eRed Room Poetry's \u003cem\u003eNew Shoots \u003c\/em\u003epoetry anthology, \u003cem\u003eGlass Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTERSE.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e Luna Luna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eHellebore\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHomology Lit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDancing Bear Books: WOMXN Anthology\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTishman Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eObsidian\u003c\/em\u003e, among others. She was a Furious Flower Gwendolyn Brooks Poetry Prize finalist and a winner of the Fem Lit Magazine Contest, Voicemail Poetry Contest, White Stag Publishing Contest, and Bright Wings Poetry Contest. She is Managing Equity and Inclusion Editor of \u003cem\u003eCarve Magazine \u003c\/em\u003eand Consulting Poetry Editor for\u003cem\u003e Kissing Dynamite\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cem\u003eUnlearning Eden \u003c\/em\u003eis forthcoming from White Stag Publishing in Summer 2021. She is currently the Writing Center Director at Shaw University and the newest writer for \u003cem\u003eNBC-BLK\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBlack Girl Nerds\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Hen Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39827496829043,"sku":"9781597098854","price":16.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_eff5e15d-672a-489e-b0f7-f3756eb2dce9.jpg?v=1644569298","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/ghost-in-a-black-girls-throat-9781597098854","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}