{"product_id":"book-of-light-anniversary-edition","title":"Book of Light: Anniversary Edition","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBook of Light: Anniversary Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLucille Clifton\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781556596780\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eCopper Canyon Press\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2023\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eAnniversary\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e96\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eModerate edge wear. Binding good. May have marking in text. We sometimes source from libraries. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook of Light\u003c\/i\u003e offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved voices of the 20th century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Light \u003c\/i\u003eopens with thirty-nine names for light, we soon learn the most meaningful name is Lucille--daughter, mother, proud Black woman. Known for her ability to convey multitudes in few words, Clifton writes into the shadows--her father's violations, a Black neighborhood bombed, death, loss--all while illuminating the full spectrum of human emotion: grief and celebration, anger and joy, empowerment and so much grace. \u003c\/p\u003eA meeting place of myth and the Divine, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Light \u003c\/i\u003eexists \"between starshine and clay\" as Clifton's personas allow us to bear the world's weight with Atlas and witness conversations between Lucifer and God. While names and dates mark this text as a social commentary responding to her time, it is haunting how easily this collection serves as a political palimpsest of today. We leave these poems inspired--Clifton shows us Superman is not our hero. Our hero is the Black female narrator who decides to live. And what a life she creates! \"Won't you celebrate with me?\"\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Copper Canyon Press","offers":[{"title":"Book of Light: Anniversary Edition | Lucille Clifton | Hardcover | 9781556596780 | Used: Good | Back Stacks I 1773230","offer_id":49617339154584,"sku":"1773230","price":174.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81u34gHereL.jpg?v=1785510869","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/book-of-light-anniversary-edition","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}