{"product_id":"gossypiin-paperback","title":"Gossypiin - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRa Malika Imhotep\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis harvest of poems is inspired by the plant medicine latent in Gossypium Herbeceum, or Cotton Root Bark, which was used by enslaved Black women to induce labor, cure reproductive ailments and end unwanted pregnancies. Through an arrangement of stories, secrets and memories experienced, read, heard, reimagined and remixed, \u003cem\u003egossypiin\u003c\/em\u003e reckons with a peculiar yet commonplace inheritance of violation, survival and self-possession. In this way, Ra Malika Imhotep invites us to lean in and listen good as the text interrupts the narrative silence around sexual harm, sickness, and the marks they make on black femme subjectivity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWithin these pages, the poet is joined by a \"sticky trickster-self\" named Lil Cotton Flower who tells of their own origins and endings in the Black vernacular traditions of the griot and the gossip. Interspersed throughout the collection, Black feminist wisdoms and warnings meld with the poets own yearnings and Lil Cotton Flower's tall tales.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGossypiin\u003c\/em\u003e is an offering towards the holding and healing of Black beings that exceed the confines of their own bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.9 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 12, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698573479999,"sku":"9781636280257","price":20.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/5c857fab2040ebd9df76170ffeea02ee.webp?v=1765010643","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gossypiin-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}