{"product_id":"forman-ruth-renaissanc","title":"Forman, Ruth: Renaissance","description":"\u003cp\u003eBeacon Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: \u003cspan\u003eDecember 30, 1998\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003cspan\u003eFulfilling the promise of her debut and written with the same irrepressible voice, Forman's second book is a celebration of rebirth. Starting with the challenges of \"Young Black Question\" (\"Who to say this sidewalk where to walk\"), Forman traces a journey through history and family, death and loss, love and renaissance (\"Peace, sisters, peace. I am born again\"). By the end it is clear that Forman's renaissance - like the loss against which it is measured - is not just personal, but collective. The last section, which evokes the Harlem Renaissance and much more, celebrates the future, even against a sometimes bleak contemporary background. And like the final, title poem - a passionate manifesto that invokes foremothers and forefathers - the book as a whole is an affirmation of a new Renaissance of creative energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40817168515095,"sku":"9780807068410","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/71Tx4GUXz4L._AC_UF1000_1000_QL80.jpg?v=1767999321","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/forman-ruth-renaissanc","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}