{"product_id":"the-belle-mar-katie-bickham-9780807160497","title":"The Belle Mar: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eKatie Bickham's poems, set on a Louisiana plantation from 1811 through 2005, speak through the imagined voices of slaves, masters, mistresses, servants, and children. Focused on events that take place in a single room within the plantation home, Belle Mar, she offers an unflinching portrayal of the atrocities that form an undeniable part of Louisiana's history. The fully rounded characters she evokes allow readers to contemplate the social forces that shaped a slave-holding society and perpetuated injustices long after abolition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTell me, Mother, how to remember you, \u003cbr\u003ewhat name to call you and what to absolve. \u003cbr\u003eTell me how to live on this land. How \u003cbr\u003emany times must I scour and sun the long line \u003cbr\u003eof our lives until the water runs clean. \u003cbr\u003e-from \"Parlor 2012\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Bickham\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807160490\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807160497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pleiades Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 6.01w x 0.20d","brand":"Katie Bickham","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980570099967,"sku":"9780807160497","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9a74dc2-eff3-4262-a47e-f19c0dc7bdf8.jpg?v=1683250655","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-belle-mar-katie-bickham-9780807160497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}