{"product_id":"captivity-9780822954224","title":"Captivity","description":"What are the forces that cause us to strike out and harm each other? Captivity explores the way in which the individual is held hostage by society; how the forces of racism, sexism, and classism frequently express themselves as violence within the family. The book also explores a deeper captivity, like the Jews in Egypt yearning for the Promised Land, the soul trapped in exile from God.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eToi Derricotte\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning poet whose work tackles difficult and universal subject matter such as violence, racism, motherhood, and self-identity through an autobiographical lens. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Undertaker's Daughter \u003c\/i\u003eand four previous poetry collections, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eincluding \u003ci\u003eTender\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Paterson Poetry\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ePrize. She is the recipient of two Pushcart Prizes\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand fellowships from the National Endowment\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eamong other honors. Derricotte is cofounder of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eCave Canem, professor emerita at the University\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eof Pittsburgh, and a chancellor of the Academy of\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eAmerican Poets.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51180912771346,"sku":"9780822954224","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_33ae1c83-36ef-452c-bd0f-40b76f5228df.jpg?v=1744386149","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/captivity-9780822954224","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}