{"product_id":"patient-9781625579232","title":"Patient.","description":"\" J. Marion Sims, the legendary, now controversial, 19th century gynecologist looms large in Bettina Judd's recent collection Patient. Sophisticated, complex, haunting, \u003ci\u003ePatient.\u003c\/i\u003e beckons readers to remember, to feel, to think deeply, to discover, to probe. Slavery's stench, the bodies of Black women, death, scientific racism, memory-these themes link the poems in extraordinary ways. Judd is a masterful new poet. \u003ci\u003ePatient.\u003c\/i\u003e is unforgettable!!\" -Beverly Guy-Sheftall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBettina Judd was born in Baltimore and raised in Southern California. She teaches courses in Black women's art, Black culture, and Black feminist thought. She has received fellowships from the Five Colleges, the Vermont Studio Center and the University of Maryland. She is a Cave Canem Fellow and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize in poetry by Mythium Literary Magazine. Her poems have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTorch, Mythium, Meridians \u003c\/i\u003eand other journals and anthologies.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Black Lawrence Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725520539922,"sku":"9781625579232","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4d642c06-3fc6-4c18-b527-e024c80dfd89.jpg?v=1737256145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/patient-9781625579232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}