{"product_id":"once-a-city-said-joy-priest-9781956046083","title":"Once a City Said: A Louisville Poets Anthology","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Louisville Poets Anthology edited by\u003cbr\u003eLouisville native and acclaimed \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorsepower\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e author Joy Priest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eConceived in the aftermath of city-wide\u003cbr\u003eprotests in 2020, \u003ci\u003eOnce a City Said\u003c\/i\u003e showcases the polyvocal communities\u003cbr\u003eof Louisville, Kentucky, a city celebrated for its bourbon, basketball, and\u003cbr\u003ehorseracing, but long fraught with racial injustice, police corruption, and\u003cbr\u003esocial unrest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePriest\u003cbr\u003etakes the city's narrative out of the mouths of politicians, news anchors, and\u003cbr\u003epolice chiefs, and puts it into the mouths of poets. What emerges is an\u003cbr\u003eintimate report of a city misshapen by segregation, tourism, and ruptures in\u003cbr\u003ethe public trust. Featuring thirty-seven acclaimed and emerging poets--including\u003cbr\u003eMitchell L. H. Douglas, Erin Keane, Ryan Ridge, and Hannah L. Drake--\u003ci\u003eOnce a\u003cbr\u003eCity Said\u003c\/i\u003e archives the traditions and icons, the landmarks and spirits, the\u003cbr\u003eportraits and memories of Derby City.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis publication is supported by individual donors who gave to the 2021 Fund for the Arts ArtsMatch campaign. Matching funds were made possible by Fund for the Arts in partnership with LG\u0026amp;E and KU Foundation. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joy Priest\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956046089\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956046083\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarabande Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/20\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2023","brand":"Joy Priest","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44069222875391,"sku":"9781956046083","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_676de85c-b0aa-460e-9679-d0c67fd09861.jpg?v=1685423510","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/once-a-city-said-joy-priest-9781956046083","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}