{"product_id":"09-08-22-derango-adem-adebe-vox-humana","title":"Derango-Adem, Adebe: Vox Humana","description":"\u003cp\u003eBook*hug Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: September 08, 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003ci\u003eVox Humana\u003c\/i\u003e (Latin for human voice) is driven by a sense of political urgency to probe the ethics of agency in a world that actively resists the participation of some voices over others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn and through literary experiments with word and sound, utterance and song, \u003ci\u003eVox Humana\u003c\/i\u003e considers the different ways a body can assert, recount, proclaim, thus underscoring the urgency of doing so against the de-voicing effects of racism and institutional violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the title also represents an organ reed that sounds like the human voice, so DeRango-Adem shares her reclaiming of the instrument traditionally accessed by the white establishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese poems are born from the polyphonic phenomenon of the author's multilingual upbringing. They are autobiographical and alchemical, singular and plural, but, above all, a celebration of the (breath) work required for transformation of society and self.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40275176882199,"sku":"9781771667845","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/products\/ibg.common.titledetail_343945b2-34de-45c9-9645-e4fccc6efbb5.gif?v=1661890000","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/09-08-22-derango-adem-adebe-vox-humana","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}