{"product_id":"chrome-valley-poems-paperback","title":"Chrome Valley: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMahogany L. Browne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoldly lyrical and fiercely honest, Mahogany L. Browne's \u003cem\u003eChrome Valley\u003c\/em\u003e offers an intricate portrait of Black womanhood in America. \"We praise their names \/ \u0026amp; the hands that write \/ Praise the mouth that speaks,\" she writes in tribute to those who came before her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Browne captures a quintessential girlhood through the pleasures and pangs of young love: the thrill of skating hip to hip at the roller rink, the heat of holding hands in the dark, and, sometimes, the sting of a palm across the cheek. Friendship, too, comes with its own complex yearnings: \"you ain't had freedom \/ 'til you climb on bus 62 \/ \u0026amp; head to the closest mall \/ for a good seat at the girl fight.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Reflections of Browne's mother, Redbone, bolster the collection with moments of unwavering strength: \"give me my mother's bone structure \/ \u0026amp; her gap tooth slaughter \/ give me her spine--Redbone got a spine for the world.\" Other moments explore the inherent anxieties shared among Black mothers, rhythmically intoning names like the tolling of a church bell: \"Because Kadiatou Diallo \/ Because Sybrina Fulton \/ Because Valeria Bell \/ Because Mamie Till.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The characters in \u003cem\u003eChrome Valley\u003c\/em\u003e grapple with the legacies of inherited trauma but also revel in the beauty of the undaunted self-determination passed down from Black woman to Black woman. Transcendent and grounded, funny and furious, \u003cem\u003eChrome Valley\u003c\/em\u003e brings depth to a movement, solidifying Mahogany L. Browne as one of the most significant poetic voices of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725503598655,"sku":"9781324095637","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7e8078fcd2d6bd3ce696660897ab6b0a.webp?v=1765106830","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/chrome-valley-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}