{"product_id":"the-whiskey-of-our-discontent-gwendolyn-brooks-as-conscience-and-change-agent-paperback","title":"The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent - 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\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGeorgia A. Popoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSonia Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2017 Central New York Book Award for nonfiction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Chicago Review of Books Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe first black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook's poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of humanity, the distinct qualities of black life and community, and the destructive effects of racism, sexism, and class inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA collection of thirty essays combining critical analysis and personal reflection, \u003cem\u003eThe Whiskey of Our Discontent\u003c\/em\u003e, presents essential elements of Brooks' oeuvre--on race, gender, class, community, and poetic craft, while also examining her life as poet, reporter, mentor, sage, activist, and educator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana has written and edited over a dozen books. He teaches writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Recent titles include \u003ci\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Georgia A. Popoff, is a poet, educator, and editor, whose third collection is \u003ci\u003ePsalter: The Agnostic's Book of Common Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e. She co-authored \u003ci\u003eOur Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, \u0026amp; Social Justice in Classroom \u0026amp; Community\u003c\/i\u003e, with Quraysh Ali Lansana. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSonia Sanchez\u003c\/b\u003e-award-winning poet, activist, scholar, and formerly the Laura Carnell professor of English and women's studies at Temple University-is the author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eLike the Singing Coming off the Drums, Does Your House Have Lions?, Wounded in the House of a Friend, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShake Loose My Skin.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 599\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53463207969075,"sku":"9781608467631","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-whiskey-of-our-discontent-gwendolyn-brooks-as-conscience-and-change-agent-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}