{"product_id":"erasures-of-my-coming-out-mary-warren-foulk-9781956285017","title":"Erasures of My Coming Out (Letter)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFIRST PLACE WINNER OF THE POETRY BOX CHAPBOOK PRIZE, 2021\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this hybrid erasure collection, Mary Warren Foulk is attempting a redaction, flipping the meaning of her \"coming out\" letter (and the act itself) on its head. What if she never had to \"come out?\" Never had to write such a letter? What if the process was rendered unnecessary-erased? What might she'd have done with that energy if it hadn't been wasted on hiding, on passing, on fear, on denial? A few of the questions asked\/answered in this powerful poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To uncover the human heart that quietly waits inside every life and every poem is no small feat and yet that is what \u003cem\u003eErasures of My Coming Out (Letter) \u003c\/em\u003edoes with deftness and hope. Shaped by both the weight of secrecy and the release of recovery, the poems draw our eyes and minds into the page and the careful search taking place in, around, and beneath each word. \"Erasure poetry\" may sound like it is the rubbing out of meaning, but the poems within this beautiful volume show that it has the very opposite effect, allowing love and truth to surface and catch the light that is their birthright.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Annie Lighthart, Contest Judge, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eauthor of \u003cem\u003ePAX\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIron String\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Warren Foulk\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956285016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956285017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poetry Box\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.13d","brand":"Mary Warren Foulk","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981352501503,"sku":"9781956285017","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba616d82-afae-4c24-a0e8-a24575c58e62.jpg?v=1683255089","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/erasures-of-my-coming-out-mary-warren-foulk-9781956285017","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}