{"product_id":"avowed-paperback","title":"Avowed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulie R. Enszer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBold and wise, compassionate and erotic, the poems in \u003cem\u003eAvowed\u003c\/em\u003e explore aspects of a contemporary lesbian life within a committed relationship and as a citizen in the larger community. The narrator celebrates (\"We break a glass. Mazel tov! We cry.\") and mourns her losses (\"Sometimes, between three and four a.m.\/on a break from her game\/of bridge, your dead mother visits.\"). Riffing on Jewish liturgy, the feminist declares \"everyday\/I thank God\/I was born a woman.\" \u003cem\u003eAvowed\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a complex, sustained vision of intimate partnership while celebrating the political changes that have secured LGBTQ visibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRobin Becker, author of \u003cem\u003eTiger Heron\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAvowed \u003c\/em\u003easks the critical question, \"Is paper all that makes a marriage?\" For the queer bride in a long-term relationship, the answer is as hard-won as the right to marry. Julie R. Enszer explores the bittersweet journey of a lesbian couple's struggle through the happily ever after with an edgy and humorous perspective that dares to share deep truths about desire, sex, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRigoberto González, author of \u003cem\u003eUnpeopled Eden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42712208932927,"sku":"9781943977246","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/70afbd3cdc71acb09d377a4d1a6bf322.webp?v=1765061001","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/avowed-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}