{"product_id":"archive-of-style-new-and-selected-poems","title":"Archive of Style: New and Selected Poems","description":"\u003ch1\u003eArchive of Style: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/h1\u003eCheryl Clarke\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Triquarterly Books\u003cbr\u003eAugust 1 2024\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9780810147607\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 0810147602\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eA new retrospective of a titan of LGBTQ literature, activism, and Black feminism\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Award-winning poet and essayist Cheryl Clarke's illustrious career has spanned more than four decades and culminates in \u003ci\u003eArchive of Style: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, a long-awaited retrospective of the indelible work of a Black feminist, community and LGBTQ activist, and educator. This collection features carefully curated poems from \u003ci\u003eNarratives: Poems in the Tradition of Black Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), \u003ci\u003eLiving as a Lesbian\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), T\u003ci\u003ehe Days of Good Looks: Prose and Poetry\u003c\/i\u003e 1980-2005 (2006), \u003ci\u003e By My Precise Haircut\u003c\/i\u003e (2016), and \u003ci\u003eTargets\u003c\/i\u003e (2019). Together these works show a brilliant thinker who has profoundly impacted generations of writers and activists. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clarke's poetry and essays, centered around the Black, lesbian, feminist experience, have attracted an audience around the world. Her essays, \"Lesbianism: an Act of Resistance\" and \"The Failure to Transform: Homophobia in the Black Community\" revolutionized the thinking about lesbians of color and the struggle against homophobia. Her poetry and non-fiction have been reprinted in numerous anthologies and assigned in women and sexuality courses globally. Having published since 1977, Clarke and her work have become a foundational part of LGBTQ literature and activism. \u003ci\u003eArchive of Style\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration and homage to one of American literature's Black Women literary warriors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67392834109485,"sku":"21746","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_f245dbc6-5526-4936-a13f-51f8aa9555dd.jpg?v=1787368549","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/archive-of-style-new-and-selected-poems","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}