{"product_id":"every-hard-sweetness-paperback","title":"Every Hard Sweetness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSheila Carter-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEvery Hard Sweetness\u003c\/i\u003e, Carter-Jones chronicles Civil Rights' era atrocities through the story of her family's experience with an all-too-common practice in which Black men were wrongfully \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eincarcerated in institutions for the criminally insane.\u003c\/b\u003e The result is a stunning work reflecting on race, criminalization, and the devastating consequences of a Black father's incarceration on his psyche and family, specifically his Black daughter. Told through a mixture of photography, ekphrasis, and erasure, Carter-Jones' powerful collection creates an extraordinary record of her family's life at a time of great suffering and upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Carter-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThree Birds Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Book Award. She is also the author of the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eBlackberry Cobbler Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrooked Star Dream Book \u003c\/i\u003eand her poems have been published in numerous literary journals.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe received her MFA from Carlow University where she facilitates writing workshops for the Madwomen in the Attic Program. Sheila Carter-Jones lives in Pittsburgh PA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 134\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695511670847,"sku":"9781960145123","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f63895e0393dda7de768f9bc2e35c5b5.webp?v=1765004041","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/every-hard-sweetness-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}