{"product_id":"girlhood-x-a-haunting-paperback","title":"Girlhood x A Haunting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica Rae Bergamino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSara Moore Wagner\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn Jessica Rae Bergamino's full-length poetry book \u003cem\u003eGirlhood x A Haunting, \u003c\/em\u003e the reader carries Nancy Drew's magnifying glass through a lyrically experimental and visually evocative collection that uncovers the traumas lurking in girlhood.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBergamino is a master of the \u003cstrong\u003epersona poem\u003c\/strong\u003e, speaking through the voice of \u003cstrong\u003eNancy Drew\u003c\/strong\u003e and letting the mask slip to expose the real speaker who is experiencing and surviving \u003cstrong\u003echildhood trauma\u003c\/strong\u003e, and the woman who is trying to understand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this \u003cstrong\u003evisually rich\u003c\/strong\u003e collection, \u003cstrong\u003eartistic representations\u003c\/strong\u003e by cover artist Io Wuerich of personal photographs, and \u003cstrong\u003econcrete and experimental poetic forms, \u003c\/strong\u003e are utilized to encourage the reader to engage in a deeper investigation of the clues laid down by the speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is also about the complex task of \u003cstrong\u003einterrogating memory\u003c\/strong\u003e. It asks how to make sense of childhood memories and the cultural icons underpinning larger understandings of the \u003cstrong\u003epast and gender\u003c\/strong\u003e by speaking directly to, through, and about Nancy Drew and other characters in her universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, winner of \u003cem\u003eDriftwood Press's \u003c\/em\u003eEditors' Pick Prize, is for fans of Nancy Drew, for those who have experienced trauma, and for lovers of experimental poetry. \u003cem\u003eGirlhood x A Haunting \u003c\/em\u003eis a reclamation of the self, and of the stories that become linked to identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.26 x 9 x 7.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53551187394867,"sku":"9781949065343","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/girlhood-x-a-haunting-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}