{"product_id":"marrow-poems-paperback","title":"Marrow: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDarlene Anita Scott\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Grape is the sweetest betrayal. There is no removing the stain Of it say moms everywhere \u0026amp; Even if kids choose it last; They choose it, as loyal To its sugar as any....\"\u003c\/i\u003eWhen authorities converged on the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project, known as Jonestown, in Guyana on November 18, 1978, more than 900 members were found dead, the result of murder-suicide. The massacre, led by leader James \"Jim\" Jones, was the largest mass loss of American lives before September 11, 2001. Yet this event is largely absent in American history. When the mass deaths are remembered, it is usually comically or instructively: \"Don't drink the Kool-Aid,\" as the majority of those who died that day drank or were injected with grape flavored Flavor-Aid. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch has been documented about this tragic day and how the congregants were killed, yet little is written about the individuals and their lived experiences. In this profound and provocative poetry collection, darlene anita scott foregrounds that which has been disremembered and honors the people who perished. She amplifies the voices of the children, teenagers, and adults whose hopes, dreams, and lives were just as hopeful and mundane as any others yet have been overlooked and overshadowed by the other focuses of history. The distinct, haunting, and unforgettable poems in \u003ci\u003eMarrow\u003c\/i\u003e cut to the bone while also acknowledging and giving tribute to those who died on that fateful day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003edarlene anita scott \u003c\/b\u003eis the co-editor of \u003ci\u003eRevisiting the Elegy in the Black Lives Matter Era\u003c\/i\u003e. Her poetry appears most recently in \u003ci\u003eGreen Mountains Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePen + Brush\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSimple Machines\u003c\/i\u003e and has been nominated for a Pushcart and Best of the Net.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 88\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728270692415,"sku":"9780813183626","price":25.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/68701d6e4ebf188ebbf63ae4ebb7c75f.webp?v=1765117884","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/marrow-poems-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}