{"product_id":"golden-ax-9780143137139","title":"Golden Ax","description":"\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR POETRY \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Outstanding . . . the poetry in these pages is intelligent, lyrical, as invested in the past as the present and future with witty nods to pop culture.\" --Roxane Gay, author of \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I've never read anything like it. Truly a sublime experience.\" --Jason Reynolds, author of \u003ci\u003eAin't Burned All the Bright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking collection about Afropioneerism past and present from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rio Cortez\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience comes a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as Afropioneers in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors--some of the earliest Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after Reconstruction--\u003ci\u003eGolden Ax\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to re-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rio Cortez\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143137139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Book Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/02\/2022","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40562790629491,"sku":"9.78014E+12","price":20.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_16e2723a-cf5e-4faa-a6c9-6a1aa5f97bef.jpg?v=1667917876","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/golden-ax-9780143137139","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}