{"product_id":"working-on-me-9783988320537","title":"Working on Me","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWorld-splitting. Fast, crucial, intimate, high, deep, it has the undeniable shine of a brilliant being finding her way in a world that cannot handle her shine\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" cin salach, author of \u003cem\u003eWhen I Am Yes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorking on Me chronicles the dysfunction and lore of a Black Russian Jewish interracial family on the far south side of Chicago, and the resulting trajectory of its prodigal child: multifaceted, multidisciplinary artist, performer, and sexual and domestic violence survivor Nikki Patin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA meditation on the biomythography genre defined by Audre Lorde, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Joy Harjo, Working on Me lyrically dances in and out of different voices and perspectives in order to get to something like the truth. Patin's prowess as a poet and a songwriter is reflected in prose that is brutal, beaut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWorking on Me\u003c\/em\u003e is about what it means to work on oneself to heal and break patterns of harm and violence and what makes the healing necessary in the first place: all the forces beyond our control that work on us.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nikki Patin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 260\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783988320537\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatin, Nikki:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Featured in The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Reader, on WBEZ, WTTW, FoxSoul, and on international television and radio, Nikki Patin has been writing, performing, educating, and advocating for over two decades. She has taught workshops on performance poetry, body image, sexual assault prevention and LGBT issues for over 20 years. In 2014, Patin addressed the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland on behalf of Black women survivors of sexual violence in the U.S. Nikki Patin is founder and Executive Producer of Surviving the Mic, a survivor-led organization that uplifts the narratives and artistic excellence of writers and performers impacted by sexual harm and trauma. For more information visit: www.nikkipatin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vine Leaves Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43240578383987,"sku":"9.78399E+12","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_80444489-dc81-42ff-b607-ea4606ddfcd1.jpg?v=1754228167","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/working-on-me-9783988320537","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}