{"product_id":"woke-up-no-light-leila-mottley-9780593319710","title":"Woke Up No Light: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA poignant, rousing debut book of poetry, full of life, from the former Youth Poet Laureate of Oakland, California\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ewoke up no light \u003c\/i\u003eis a Black girl's saunter turned to a woman's defiant strut. These are the hymns of a new generation of poetry. Young, alive, yearning. A mouth swung open and ready to devour. A quest for home in a world that knows only wasteland and wanting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving in sections from \"girlhood\" to \"neighborhood\" to \"falsehood\" to, finally, \"womanhood,\" these poems reckon with themes of reparations, restitution, and desire. The collection is sharp and raw, wise and rhythmic, a combination that lights up each page. From unearthing histories to searching for ways to dream of a future in a world constantly on the brink of disaster, this young poet sets forth personal and political revelation with piercing detail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ewoke up no light\u003c\/i\u003e confirms Leila Mottley's arrival and demonstrates the enduring power of her voice--brave and distinctive and thoroughly her own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leila Mottley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593319710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593319710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Alfred A. Knopf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2024 pg. 9","brand":"Leila Mottley","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44716307185919,"sku":"9780593319710","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4caf7aff-3d9f-4a14-bddb-7ba6e6de0618.jpg?v=1705681809","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/woke-up-no-light-leila-mottley-9780593319710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}