{"product_id":"for-my-people-margaret-walker-9780300246407","title":"For My People","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn exploration of race and heritage, \u003ci\u003eFor My People\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book by poet and novelist Margaret Walker (1915-1998) and the 41st volume of the Yale Series of Younger Poets\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Considered among the most important collections of poetry written by a participant in the Black Chicago Renaissance, \u003ci\u003eFor My People\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of ballad poems with memorable characters, including the New Orleans sorceress Molly Means; Kissie Lee, a tough young woman who dies \"with her boots on switching blades\"; Poppa Chicken, an urban drug dealer and pimp; John Henry, killed by a ten-pound hammer; and Stagolee, who kills a white officer but eludes a lynch mob. The memorable title poem evokes the power of resilience not only for black people, but for all people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret Walker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300246404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300246407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.30d","brand":"Margaret Walker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44212962918655,"sku":"9780300246407","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_defa0de0-3f62-466b-bff4-5ca1dd9e28cd.jpg?v=1692111271","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/for-my-people-margaret-walker-9780300246407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}