{"product_id":"the-robert-poems-s-yarberry-9781646054503","title":"The Robert Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA speculative poetic history reimagining Robert Blake, the brother of the poet William Blake, as a trans man in the eighteen century.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending deeply researched historical details with the author's personal experiences, \u003cem\u003eThe Robert Poems \u003c\/em\u003eplayfully and critically imagines a trans literary archive during a period in which transness, as we know it today, is not always readily visible. Robert Blake was a ghostly figure that often visited his brother, William, after Robert's untimely death at the age of twenty-five--the same age S. Yarberry was when they began their medical transition. This happenstance of transitions, medical and metaphysical, drove Yarberry through a series of poetic explorations culminating in a collection with one question beating at its heart: what if trans history could be built on abundance, rather than scarcity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Jordy Rosenberg's \u003cem\u003eConfessions of the Fox \u003c\/em\u003eand Ruth Padel's \u003ci\u003eDarwin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Robert Poems \u003c\/em\u003eprovides a lush landscape for Robert to thrive within, offering a new wellspring for trans pasts and a springboard from which to imagine inventive, expansive trans futures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. Yarberry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646054504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646054503\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"S. Yarberry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659704348927,"sku":"9781646054503","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-robert-poems-s-yarberry-9781646054503","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}