{"product_id":"gumbo-ya-ya-paperback","title":"Gumbo YA YA - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAurielle Marie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner, Cave Canem Poetry Prize Winner, 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Poetry Winner, 2022 Georgia Author of the Year (Poetry) Finalist, 2023 Kate Tufts Discovery Award \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eGumbo Ya Ya\u003c\/i\u003e, Aurielle Marie's stunning debut, is a cauldron of hearty poems exploring race, gender, desire, and violence in the lives of Black gxrls, soaring against the backdrop of a contemporary South. These poems are loud, risky, and unapologetically rooted in the glory of Black gxrlhood. The collection opens with a heartrending indictment of injustice. What follows is a striking reimagination of the world, one where no Black gxrl dies \"by the barrel of the law\" or \"for loving another Black gxrl.\" Part familial archival, part map of Black resistance, \u003ci\u003eGumbo Ya Ya\u003c\/i\u003e catalogs the wide gamut of Black life at its intersections, with punching cultural commentary and a poetic voice that holds tenderness and sharpness in tandem. It asks us to chew upon both the rich meat and the tough gristle, and in doing so we walk away more whole than we began and thoroughly satisfied.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAurielle Marie\u003c\/b\u003e is a Black and queer essayist, poet, and cultural strategist hailing from the Deep South. A 2019 Ploughshares Emerging Writer award recipient, she's received invitations to fellowships from many literary institutions, including Lambda Literary, VONA Voices, and Tin House. Her work is featured in \u003ci\u003eTriQuarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSoutheast Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e, and other journals. Aurielle Marie writes and speaks about Blackness, bodies, sex, and pop culture from a Black feminist lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 21, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692692049983,"sku":"9780822966661","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d7b073b8215008a08fd2622f903aa1b2.webp?v=1764996276","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/gumbo-ya-ya-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}