{"product_id":"in-inheritance-of-drowning-9781960327079","title":"In Inheritance of Drowning","description":"\u003cb\u003eA memorable debut collection that explores colonial and generational trauma. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this striking debut, Dors?a Smith Silva explores the devastating effects of Hurricane Mar?a in Puerto Rico, highlighting the natural world, the lasting impact of hurricanes, and the marginalization of Puerto Ricans. These poems also focus on the multiple sites of oppression in the United States, especially the racial, social, and political injustices that occur every day. Smith Silva writes with a powerful, gripping voice, confronting the \"drowning\" of disenfranchised communities as they are displaced, exploited, and robbed of their identities, but remain resilient. Written with unflinching language and vivid imagery, \u003ci\u003eIn Inheritance of Drowning\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the many facets of the lives of marginalized people. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDors?a Smith Silva\u003c\/b\u003e is a Pushcart Prize nominee, Best of the Net finalist, Best New Poets nominee, Obsidian Fellow, poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Hopper\u003c\/i\u003e, and professor at the University of Puerto Rico. Her poetry has been published in the \u003ci\u003eDenver Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWaxwing\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCream City Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGood Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eLatina\/Chicana Mothering\u003c\/i\u003e, and the coeditor of seven books. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"CavanKerry Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50892625248530,"sku":"9781960327079","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_32dfc0f4-0159-4512-b942-abad1ff2ff6d.jpg?v=1738198779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-inheritance-of-drowning-9781960327079","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}