{"product_id":"beyond-the-watershed-9781960327093","title":"Beyond the Watershed","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hybrid collection that explores the dual nature of water as both a destructive and healing force, mirroring the experiences of Black women and girls. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A hybrid collection of poetry and photography, \u003ci\u003eBeyond the Watershed \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the various experiences of a Haitian American daughter and her Haitian immigrant mother. Nadia Alexis crafts a moving portrayal of generational trauma, domestic violence, survival, and reclamation, using stunning imagery drawing from the body, spirit, nature, and cityscapes. Alexis traces journeys to break free-documenting pain, making space for light, becoming a reckoning, connecting with spirit, and writing oneself into new seasons of safe waters, healthy love, and transformation. This vital debut affirms that there's \"nothing like the thirst \/ of Black girls who believe in their own dreams,\" even as they navigate nonlinear paths to healing. \"Sometimes the clouds speak to me \/ \u0026amp; tell me to look beyond the burning,\" the daughter declares, as she charts her own path forward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNadia Alexis \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, writer, photographer, and daughter of Haitian immigrants. Her writing is published in \u003ci\u003ePoets \u0026amp; Writers\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Global South\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShenandoah\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWild Imperfections: An Anthology of Womanist Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CavanKerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186216698130,"sku":"9781960327093","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_81e67a65-6c39-4b4e-b12b-a840084db10b.jpg?v=1744616686","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-the-watershed-9781960327093","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}