{"product_id":"unshuttered-9780810145634","title":"Unshuttered","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn award-winning author presents a portrait of Black America in the nineteenth century. Unshuttered: Poems is the vessel for poetic personae and a selection of antique photographs of Black Americans, which Patricia Smith has collected over the course of twenty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Her work is always timely, powerful, necessary, and at turns heartbreaking.” —Natasha Trethewey, author of \u003ci\u003eMemorial Drive: A Daughter’s Memoir \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Patricia Smith is a masterful poet, performer, and pundit. And while her chosen field is the form and grace of language, her gift to the world that orbits the Black experience is truth.” —Walter Mosley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Awkward Black Man: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Over the course of her career, Patricia Smith has a reputation for tackling complicated ideas, combining humor and tragedy, and bridging the gap between spoken word and lyrical prose.” —Alex Dueben,\u003ci\u003e The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “A great stage performer and a former national slam poetry champion, Smith is also a performer on the page.” —John S. O’Connor, \u003ci\u003eHarvard Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Smith has a way of shining light into the darkness with a necessary and timely tongue of fire, challenging readers to open their eyes and face the truth.” —Kathryn de Lancellotti, \u003ci\u003eThe Bind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “This is an affecting, lyrical work of empathy and imagination complemented by stunning images.” —starred review, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49950813487447,"sku":"9780810145634","price":22.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780810145634.jpg?v=1738902050","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/unshuttered-9780810145634","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}