{"product_id":"fat-black-poems","title":"The Fat Black Woman's Poems \/\/ (Special Order)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeauty\u003cbr\u003eis a fat black woman\u003cbr\u003ewalking the fields\u003cbr\u003epressing a breezed\u003cbr\u003ehibiscus\u003cbr\u003eto her cheek\u003cbr\u003ewhile the sun lights up\u003cbr\u003eher feet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNichols gives us images that stare us straight in the eye, images of joy, challenge, accusation. Her 'fat black woman' is brash; rejoices in herself; poses awkward questions to politicians, rulers, suitors, to a white world that still turns its back. Grace Nichols writes in a language that is wonderfully vivid yet economical of the pleasures and sadnesses of memory, of loving, of 'the power to be what I am, a woman, charting my own futures'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn in 1950 in Guyana, where she grew up, \u003cstrong\u003eGrace Nichols\u003c\/strong\u003e worked as a journalist and reporter. She came to Britain in 1977 and has published several children's books. Her cycle of poems, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Is a Long Memoried Woman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, won the 1983 Commonwealth Poetry Prize.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVirago (October 31, 2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePaperback: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0349017409\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780349017402\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3.53 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions: ‎\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.8 x 0.87 x 7.72 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Grace Nichols","offers":[{"title":"(Special Order) Paperback","offer_id":44095138595051,"sku":"9780349017402","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/516MslXr64L.jpg?v=1693426235","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/fat-black-poems","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}