{"product_id":"the-breakbeat-poets-vol-2-black-girl-magic-9781608468577","title":"The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003cem\u003eThe BreakBeat Poets\u003c\/em\u003e is] one of the most diverse and important poetry anthologies of the last 25 years.\"--Latino Rebels\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack Girl Magic\u003c\/em\u003e continues and deepens the work of the first BreakBeat Poets anthology by focusing on some of the most exciting Black women writing today. This anthology breaks up the myth of hip-hop as a boys' club, and asserts the truth that the cypher is a feminine form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet and vocalist Jamila Woods was raised in Chicago, and graduated from Brown University, where she earned a BA in Africana Studies and Theatre \u0026amp; Performance Studies. Influenced by Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks, much of her writing explores blackness, womanhood, and the city of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMahogany L. Browne is a Cave Canem and Poets House alumna and the author of several books including \u003cem\u003eSmudge\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRedbone\u003c\/em\u003e. She directs the poetry program of the Nuyorican Poets Café.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdrissa Simmonds is a fiction writer and poet. Her work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eBlack Renaissance Noire, The Caribbean Writer, Fourteen Hills Press\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She is the 2014 winner of the \u003cem\u003eCrab Creek Review\u003c\/em\u003e poetry contest, and a New York Foundation for the Arts and Commonwealth Short Story Award Finalist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11841277\"\u003eJamila Woods\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.80w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608468577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1608468577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE001000\"\u003eAnthologies (multiple authors)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005050\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE024000\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePoet and vocalist Jamila Woods was raised in Chicago, IL and graduated from Brown University, where she earned a BA in Africana Studies and Theatre \u0026amp; Performance Studies. Influenced by Lucille Clifton and Gwendolyn Brooks, much of her writing explores blackness, womanhood and the city of Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMahogany L. Browne is a Cave Canem and Poets House alumnae and the author of several books including Smudge and Redbone. She directs the poetry program of the Nuyorican Poets Café. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIdrissa Simmonds is a fiction writer and poet. Her work has appeared in Black Renaissance Noire, The Caribbean Writer, Fourteen Hills Press, and elsewhere. She is the 2014 winner of the Crab Creek Review poetry contest, and a NYFA and Commonwealth Short Story Award Finalist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42703775858925,"sku":"9781608468577","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_be7bc430-fbc1-4459-a4a4-2c2ea5696a02.jpg?v=1649989353","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-breakbeat-poets-vol-2-black-girl-magic-9781608468577","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}