{"product_id":"confessions-of-a-barefaced-woman-allison-joseph-9781597096096","title":"Confessions of a Barefaced Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFINALIST FOR THE \u003cem\u003eNAACP IMAGE AWARD\u003c\/em\u003e IN POETRY\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF \u003cem\u003eFEATHERED QUILL BOOK AWARDS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORT-LISTED FOR \u003cem\u003ePATERSON POETRY PRIZE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSHORT-LISTED FOR \u003cem\u003eMILT KESSLER POETRY BOOK AWARD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMMENDED BY \u003cem\u003eERIC HOFFER AWARDS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe poems in Allison Joseph's latest collection are smart, shameless, and empowered confessions of the best kind. In semi-autobiographical verse highlighting in turns light-hearted and harsh realities of modern black womanhood, these poems take the reader down \"A History of African-American Hair,\" visit with both Grace Jones and the Venus de Milo, send Janis Joplin to cheerleading camp, bemoan a treacherous first pair of high heels, and discuss \"vagina business.\" Funny, but never flippant, and always forthcoming about the author's own flaws and foibles, \u003cem\u003eConfessions of a Barefaced Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is sure to keep readers entranced, entertained, and enlightened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allison Joseph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1597096091\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781597096096\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Red Hen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Allison Joseph","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979306074367,"sku":"9781597096096","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97b73e9e-9d3d-47ad-a564-9656fb41a3e4.jpg?v=1683244851","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/confessions-of-a-barefaced-woman-allison-joseph-9781597096096","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}