{"product_id":"crossfire-a-litany-for-survival-9781642590258","title":"Crossfire: A Litany for Survival","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWINNER OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePowerhouse, world-renowned LGBTQ poet and spoken-word artist Staceyann Chin curates the first full-length collection of her poems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrossfire\u003c\/em\u003e collects Staceyann Chin's empowering, feminist-LGBTQ-Caribbean, activist-driven poetry for the first time in a single book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccording to \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Chin is \"sassy, rageful and sometimes softly self-mocking.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Advocate\u003c\/em\u003e says that her poems, \"combine hilarious one-liners with a refusal to conform\" and note \"Chin is out to confront more than just the straight world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet, actor, and performing artist Staceyann Chin is the author of the critically acclaimed memoir \u003cem\u003eThe Other Side of Paradise\u003c\/em\u003e, cowriter and original performer in the Tony Award-winning \u003cem\u003eRussell Simmons Def Poetry Jam on Broadway\u003c\/em\u003e, and author of the one-woman shows \u003cem\u003eHands Afire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUnspeakable Things\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBorder\/Clash\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMotherStruck\u003c\/em\u003e. She has appeared on the \u003cem\u003eOprah Winfrey Show\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e, and her poetry been featured in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e. She proudly identifies as Caribbean, Black, Asian, lesbian, a woman, and a resident of New York City, as well as a Jamaican national.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50422632153362,"sku":"9781642590258","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3acbdbd2-0c1d-46b9-ad68-b5cee26e3043.jpg?v=1729524880","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crossfire-a-litany-for-survival-9781642590258","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}