{"product_id":"clarke-cheryl-archive-ofpb","title":"Clarke, Cheryl: Archive of Style (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorthwestern University Press, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: August 15, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new retrospective of a titan of LGBTQ literature, activism, and Black feminism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-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\u003eBy 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClarke'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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44599597334551,"sku":"9780810147607","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81UmGfdKw8L._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1771461447","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/clarke-cheryl-archive-ofpb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}