{"product_id":"dark-testament-9781250854360","title":"Dark Testament","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary collection, the award-winning poet Crystal Simone Smith gives voice to the mournful dead, their lives unjustly lost to violence, and to the grieving chorus of protestors in today's Black Lives Matter movement, in search of resilience and hope.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith poems found within the text of George Saunders''s \u003ci\u003eLincoln in the Bardo\u003c\/i\u003e, Crystal Simone Smith embarks on an uncompromising exploration of collective mourning and crafts a masterwork that resonates far beyond the page. These poems are visually stark, a gathering of gripping verses that unmasks a dialogue of tragic truthsthe stories of lives taken unjustly and too soon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBold and deeply affecting, \u003ci\u003eDark Testament\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable reckoning with our present moment, a call to action, and a plea for a more just future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong with the poems, \u003ci\u003eDark Testament \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a stirring introduction by the author that speaks to the content of the poetry, a Q\u0026amp;A with George Saunders, and a f\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Holt \u0026 Company Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528997413207,"sku":"9781250854360","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250854360.jpg?v=1731873884","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dark-testament-9781250854360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}