{"product_id":"reparations-now-ashley-m-jones-9781938235863","title":"Reparations Now!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eReparations Now!\u003c\/i\u003e asks for what's owed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn formal and non-traditional poems, award-winning poet Ashley M. Jones calls for long-overdue reparations to the Black descendants of enslaved people in the United States of America. In this, her third collection, Jones deftly takes on the worst of today--state-sanctioned violence, pandemic-induced crises, and white silence--all while uplifting Black joy. These poems explore trauma past and present, cultural and personal: the lynching of young, pregnant Mary Turner in 1918; the current white nationalist political movement; a case of infidelity. These poems, too, are a celebration of Black life and art: a beloved grandmother in rural Alabama, the music of James Brown and Al Green, and the soil where okra, pole beans, and collards thrive thanks to her father's hands. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy exploring the history of a nation where \"Black oppression's not happenstance; it's the law,\" Jones links past harm to modern heartache and prays for a peaceful world where one finds paradise in the garden in the afternoon with her family, together, safe, and worry-free. While exploring the ways we navigate our relationships with ourselves and others, Jones holds us all accountable, asking us to see the truth, to make amends, to honor one another.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ashley M. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193823586X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938235863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hub City Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.19h x 5.91w x 0.24d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/16\/2021 pg. 59","brand":"Ashley M. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055169695999,"sku":"9781938235863","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6175c7ed-4a45-45d6-87bb-f51baa04ae0a.jpg?v=1685034189","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reparations-now-ashley-m-jones-9781938235863","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}