{"product_id":"richardson-kellie-the-art-of-naming-my-pain","title":"Richardson, Kellie: The Art of Naming My Pain","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Cactus Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: September 8, 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Naming My Pain, 2nd Edition,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efeatures a new preface by artist and poet Kellie Richardson, as well as new artwork on the interior and exterior of the book. These new components root us in a deeper understanding, and witnessing, of Richardson’s lived experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an era of highly curated personas and unrealistic self-expectation, Richardson offers readers a stunningly honest account of her struggles with identity, relationships, mental health and self-love.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Art of Naming My Pain, 2nd Edition,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecollects Richardson’s poetry, essays and art as she navigates what it is for a Black, queer, broken women to seek joy in a world that says she doesn’t deserve it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is an unfolding of her journey, bearing witness to the possibility of life after self-loathing. Richardson’s voice is refreshingly candid in this sophomore collection, shedding light on issues we all face, though few have the courage to own in the public sphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45403286700055,"sku":"9798987335277","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/IMG_1541.jpg?v=1786663138","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/richardson-kellie-the-art-of-naming-my-pain","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}