{"product_id":"writing-the-selfelegy-the-past-is-not-disappearing-ink-9780809339068","title":"Writing the SelfElegy  The Past Is Not","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe self-elegies included in this anthology mix autobiography and poetics, blending craft with race, gender, sexuality, ability and disability, and place - all of the private and public elements that build individual and social identity. These poems reflect our complicated present while connecting us to our past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In this anthology, poets mourn the selves they used to be or never became. While some interrogate and confront, others introspect and reflect on those lost selves. Whether it's a memorialized moment or a choice that pivoted a life, each of these voices is listening to the past and speaking back to it.\"—Traci Brimhall, author of \u003ci\u003eCome the Slumberless to the Land of Nod\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “‘What if?’ This is the question that productively drives this engagement with the self-elegy: somewhere between dream and selfie; with bodyminds shifted, twisted and nailed. The poets in this book engage their form with elegance and ultimate joy in their acts of creation. They also invite you into their fold: each poet offers prompts to the reader, as well as essayistic thoughts, de-mystifying and re-mystifying these acts of (inter)corporeal magic.\"—Petra Kuppers, author of \u003ci\u003eGut Botany + Eco Soma: Pain and Joy in Speculative Performance Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Underscoring 'agency,' 'multiplicity,' and 'other,' a trifecta of inter-related themes that remain central to a broad array of negotiating Disability experiences—both individual and collective—the 28 poets in this iconoclastic new volume edited by Kara Dorris bring the self-eulogy into palpable distinction for a new generation of readers and writers. Negotiating temporal transformation while centering body-mindedness, authors both emergent and well-known cohabitate to contribute boldly to a global and local burgeoning Disability and Crip poetics movement. \u003ci\u003eWriting the Self-Elegy\u003c\/i\u003e is an aching palimpsest, a vibrant hologram, and an uneasy anthem that unapologetically defies categorization with its secular grace. I trust this book—including its badass triumph over inspo-porn—will find accessible homes and meaningful engagement in imaginations, conversations, and classrooms everywhere.\"—Diane R. Wiener, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Golem Verses\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlashes  Specks\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Golem Returns\u003c\/i\u003e, and Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eWordgathering: A Journal of Disability Poetry and Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCONTENTS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade Ink (An Introduction)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgency: The Framing Effect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeresa Leo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJennifer Maritza McCauley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohn Chavez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKasey Jueds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatherine Kyle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdam Crittenden\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRigoberto GonzÁlez\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKyle McCord\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJane Wong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNaomi Ortiz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiplicity: Multiple Timelines and Selves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenise Leto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarol Berg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKristy Bowen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFloydd Michael Elliott\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKara Dorris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJehanne Dubrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarl Phillips\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Bond\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKevin Prufer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther: Defining Self through the External\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRusty Morrison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheila Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLauren Berry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnne Kaier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTC Tolbert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaymond Luczak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStephanie Heit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuliet Cook\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTanaya Winder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributor Bios\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-SIL Southern Illinois Uni","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51138174550359,"sku":"9780809339068","price":24.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780809339068.jpg?v=1751918302","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/writing-the-selfelegy-the-past-is-not-disappearing-ink-9780809339068","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}