{"product_id":"every-hard-sweetness-9781960145123","title":"Every Hard Sweetness","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEvery Hard Sweetness\u003c\/i\u003e, Carter-Jones chronicles Civil Rights' era atrocities through the story of her family's experience with an all-too-common practice in which Black men were wrongfully \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eincarcerated in institutions for the criminally insane.\u003c\/b\u003e The result is a stunning work reflecting on race, criminalization, and the devastating consequences of a Black father's incarceration on his psyche and family, specifically his Black daughter. Told through a mixture of photography, ekphrasis, and erasure, Carter-Jones' powerful collection creates an extraordinary record of her family's life at a time of great suffering and upheaval.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSheila Carter-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThree Birds Deep\u003c\/i\u003e, the winner of the Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Book Award. She is also the author of the chapbooks \u003ci\u003eBlackberry Cobbler Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCrooked Star Dream Book \u003c\/i\u003eand her poems have been published in numerous literary journals.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eShe received her MFA from Carlow University where she facilitates writing workshops for the Madwomen in the Attic Program. Sheila Carter-Jones lives in Pittsburgh PA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BOA Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642296635666,"sku":"9781960145123","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d0b09c2-ddac-4f6b-b659-6a3b731b2842.jpg?v=1733061526","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/every-hard-sweetness-9781960145123","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}