{"product_id":"the-distaff-side-paperback","title":"The Distaff Side - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Leader\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeedlework, as this brilliant book makes plain, has been trivialized and dismissed as mere women's work. What a joy it is to inhabit this world in which the needle and the pen share the labors of love.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeedlework, as this brilliant book makes plain, has been trivialized and dismissed as mere women's work. The poems here, however, present the powerful counterpoint that work with the needle, from the flame-stitch to embroidery, is both a skill and a foundation for female artistic expression. It is a hands-on art, passed from woman to woman through the generations. Such passage also entails the vital connections to selfhood, history, meaning, and wisdom. This is a book that syllable by syllable as if stitch by stitch, creates patterns that exceed the confines of artistic form by reclaiming form and redefining it, with a total effect that is affirming and transcendent. What a joy it is to inhabit this world in which the needle and the pen share the labors of love. After all, love is a most subversive expression. This book is proof.--Maurice Manning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry. Women's Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 102\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719131566143,"sku":"9781848618060","price":24.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/26b9c920eb1d4fd139f8f1b85e876481.webp?v=1765084511","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-distaff-side-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}