{"product_id":"chrome-valley-hardcover","title":"CHROME VALLEY (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Lincoln Center’s inaugural poet-in-residence comes this unflinching collection that intricately mines the experience of being a Black woman in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA highly anticipated volume from critically acclaimed poet Mahogany L. Browne, \u003ci\u003eChrome Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is at once a luminous hymn and a battle cry. Spanning the course of her own life as well as embodying centuries of virulent history, this collection pays solemn tribute to the women who came before her. Musically effervescent yet cutting poems capture the peculiar joys and pangs of Black girlhood: “\u003ci\u003eyou ain’t had freedom \/ ’til you climb on a bus 62 \/ \u0026amp; head to the closet mall \/ for a girl fight\u003c\/i\u003e”; while others explore the inherent grief of motherhood, rhythmically intoning names like the tolling of a church bell: “\u003ci\u003eBecause Lesley McSpadden \/ Because Mamie Till \/ Because a Black mother know ain’t no song for that empty in ya belly\u003c\/i\u003e.” Transcendent and grounded, funny and furious, the poems within bring depth to a movement, announcing Mahogany L. Browne as one of the most important poetic voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Browne, Mahogany L","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52337225302290,"sku":"9781324092278","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0270\/9238\/5846\/files\/11607173482659_da272281-583f-49d4-a000-056cb5655b6e.jpg?v=1780436568","url":"https:\/\/hbswarehousesale.com\/products\/chrome-valley-hardcover","provider":"Harvard Book Store Warehouse Sale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}