{"product_id":"lavender-review-mary-meriam-9780692356210","title":"Lavender Review: Poems from the First Five Years","description":"Any art from a marginalized group is first dismissed as necessarily trivial or lesser because it doesn't value the same ideals as the mainstream. It is only through iteration and resilience that the markers used to keep us out become the elements for which we are prized. That's why a journal devoted to lesbian poetry and art is vital: it rejects tokenism; it makes visible the common themes between otherwise dissimilar writers and artists; and, most importantly, it shows the range and prowess of those who would otherwise be limited to one feature of their work.\u003cbr\u003e -Eloise Stonborough, on \u003ci\u003eLavender Review\u003c\/i\u003e at \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eLavender Review, \u003c\/i\u003e born on Gay Pride Day, 2010, is an international, biannual e-zine dedicated to poetry and art by, about, and for lesbians, including whatever might appeal to a lesbian readership. This is \u003ci\u003eLavender Review's\u003c\/i\u003e first foray into print, and represents a selection of poems from the first five years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The 48 contributors to this anthology include renowned and new lesbian poets; translations of Marina Tsvetaeva, Renée Vivien, and Sappho; some poems from the past by Amy Lowell, Charlotte Mew, Sara Teasdale, and others; and a few lesbian-friendly poems by straight and gay poets. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE EDITOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoet Mary Meriam is the founder of \u003ci\u003eLavender Review, \u003c\/i\u003e co-founder of Headmistress Press, editor of \u003ci\u003eIrresistible Sonnets, \u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Countess of Flatbroke, The Poet's Zodiac, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Lillian Trilogy (Word Hot, Conjuring My Leafy Muse, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGirlie Calendar\u003c\/i\u003e). She contributes essays, reviews, and interviews to \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e Magazine Blog and \u003ci\u003eThe Gay \u0026amp; Lesbian Review.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE PUBLISHER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeadmistress Press is an independent publisher of books of poetry by lesbians. As a small press, Headmistress is dedicated to honoring lesbian existence, discovering a range of lesbian voices, and promoting lesbian representation in the arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mary Meriam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0692356215\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692356210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headmistress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.23d","brand":"Mary Meriam","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47202663497983,"sku":"9780692356210","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aad0e56e-0219-4d27-a783-c3015751600e.jpg?v=1756833034","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lavender-review-mary-meriam-9780692356210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}