{"product_id":"paper-cranes-9780692585924","title":"Paper Cranes","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I write for those women who do not speak,\" said Audre Lorde. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut in the case of \u003ci\u003ePaper Cranes, \u003c\/i\u003e Dinah Dietrich writes as a lesbian speaking for herself, with delicacy and honesty, about her journey from silence to speech.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe poems are situated in a diminished present, remembering childhood and family, painful and pleasurable moments, like the red paper crane of the title poem which gave her \"the gift of experience \/ the gift of memory.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith the utmost economy, a small stanza can evoke a lifetime of deprivation: \"In my room at home, \/ I struggle for light. \/ The plants strangle \/ at the small window.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e With a fine ear and a light touch, Dietrich courageously charts a course back to life from the brink of death. For those of us who have been to this outsider's hell, it's a comfort to hear the voice of a sister traveler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dinah Dietrich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headmistress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692585924\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headmistress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40099157704819,"sku":"0692585923","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_254bccdd-2065-4eec-93f9-1557eb2559a0.jpg?v=1653056172","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/paper-cranes-9780692585924","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}