{"product_id":"tender-9780822956402","title":"Tender","description":"Toi Derricotte's fourth collection of poetry. Tender probes sexuality, spirituality, emotion, child abuse, mother hatred, and the physical and psychological ravages of violence. These poems are raw and upsetting in subject matter, yet extremely readable.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Toi Derricotte\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Pittsburgh Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 6.08w x 0.28d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822956402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/28\/1997 pg. 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/1998 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eToi Derricotte\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet whose work tackles difficult and universal subject matter such as violence, racism, motherhood, and self-identity through an autobiographical lens. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undertaker's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand four previous poetry collections, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincluding \u003ci\u003eTender\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Paterson Poetry\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePrize. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand fellowships from the National Endowment\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eamong other honors. Derricotte is cofounder of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCave Canem, professor emerita at the University\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Pittsburgh, and a chancellor of the Academy of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Poets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197418668147,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":22.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_13f8c109-26a0-476c-bec3-05ef93f289cf.jpg?v=1752666504","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/tender-9780822956402","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}