{"product_id":"soulmate-as-a-verb-kelsey-l-smoot-9781635902822","title":"Soulmate as a Verb","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoems of tender knowledge, buoyant survival, and Black, trans embodiment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe simple yet fraught experience of embodiment lies at the thrumming heart of Kelsey L. Smoot's \u003ci\u003eSoulmate as a Verb\u003c\/i\u003e. Bodies make love possible, they enable tender connection and transmit electric joy, all while leaving one vulnerable to discord and abuse, heartbreak and grief. Like a body, Smoot's daring poetry metabolizes cruelty, seeking the tender knowledge and kinships that allow for buoyant survival. The subjectivity of a Black, trans self becomes a prism, shining a variegated intellect on everything from suburbia to Palestine, top surgery to police violence. By utilizing forms such as kwansaba, calligram, Craigslist personals, and golden shovels, \u003ci\u003eSoulmate as a Verb\u003c\/i\u003e revels in structures that locate poet and poem in a lineage of innovative and contemporary Black, queer verse. Kelsey L. Smoot dazzles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kelsey L. Smoot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635902827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635902822\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dopamine\/Semiotext(e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Kelsey L. Smoot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47243935809791,"sku":"9781635902822","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0d005cc1-922b-4115-bce0-589bae36ceb2.jpg?v=1758134529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/soulmate-as-a-verb-kelsey-l-smoot-9781635902822","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}