{"product_id":"song-of-my-softening-omotara-james-9781948579247","title":"Song of My Softening","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRecommended by Cosmopolitan, USA Today, Shondaland, \u0026amp; Book Riot\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It's not often that fat women feel such thorough representation of themselves not only in poetry but in any media and not only in the beautiful moments but in the sorrowful ones, ranging throughout life. James does a brilliant job of portraying this and all her themes brilliantly; highly recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e--Starred review by \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe raw poems inside Song of My Softening studies the ever-changing relationship with oneself, while also investigating the relationship that the world and nation has with Black queerness. Poems open wide the questioning of how we express both love and pain, and how we view our bodies in society, offering themselves wholly, with sharpness and compassion.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Omotara James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948579243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948579247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alice James Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2022 pg. 144","brand":"Omotara James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43990553886975,"sku":"9781948579247","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2aa97fc8-cdfc-4a27-9607-d422887e09df.jpg?v=1683305331","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/song-of-my-softening-omotara-james-9781948579247","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}