{"product_id":"color-advisory-board-michele-santamarza-9781957062266","title":"Color Advisory Board","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eColor Advisory Board\u003c\/em\u003e ruthlessly interrogates mythmaking with vivid precision. The myths of classic cinema, the myths of family history, the myths of femininity, the myths of beauty, the myths of whiteness-all are fair game for explosion in Santamaría's poems: \"when have we let lies \/ stop us from coloring the world as we like?\" I love how she reaches back into that primal fantasy world of Old Hollywood and exposes how these Technicolor illusions still shape the stories we tell about ourselves. How often do we dab a little extra lipstick on the truth, adjust the lighting to make our pasts more palpable? Michele Santamaría knows, and isn't afraid to go in for the close-up: \"To what degree \/ Are you alive \/ Because someone \/ Decided to be \/ Selfish, not just run \/ But throw somebody else \/ down from the walls \/ While screaming \/ Not me, not me, not me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Nicky Beer, author of \u003cem\u003eReal Phonies and Genuine Fakes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003cem\u003eColor Advisory Board\u003c\/em\u003e, familial tensions are rendered in captivating language, in lines that resonate with music, emotions. I was struck by the ingenious use of Technicolor film and Rita Hayworth to make visible how racism disfigures individuals, poisons society. Michele Santamaría has deftly distilled history and science into poetry. I will remember the stunning sonnet crown and the powerful poems about raising a son. What an inventive and memorable book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Eduardo Corral, author of \u003cem\u003eSlow Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michele Santamaría\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957062266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957062266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gunpowder Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.18d","brand":"Michele Santamaría","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440780488959,"sku":"9781957062266","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7dbf340d-48c3-43a0-af12-2eb81b96909a.jpg?v=1777184764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/color-advisory-board-michele-santamarza-9781957062266","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}