{"product_id":"said-the-manic-to-the-muse-9781938912962","title":"Said The Manic To The Muse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanann Verlee's second book, \u003cem\u003eSaid the Manic to the Muse\u003c\/em\u003e, takes a deeper, more focused look at the erratic, whimsical, ominous, and sometimes perilous ways manic depression functions\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduced through the careful prophecy of three archetypes: Medea, Jezebel, and Kali-each a woman largely misrepresented and wholly misunderstood-these poems detail the story of one woman's struggle to maintain both strength and sanity in the face of abandonment and aging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom dangerous trysts and barroom brawls to \"grief-induced psychosis,\" \u003cem\u003eSaid the Manic to the Muse\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the year she lost everything, including her mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVerlee, Jeanann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - JEANANN VERLEE is a poet, editor, and former punk rocker who collects tattoos, polka dots, and vegetarian boots. Her first book, Racing Hummingbirds, earned the Independent Publisher Book Award Silver Medal in poetry and she is winner of both the Third Coast Poetry Prize and the Sandy Crimmins National Prize for Poetry. Verlee performs and facilitates workshops at schools, theatres, libraries, bookstores, dive bars and poetry venues across North America. She is an animal rights activist, feminist, and advocate for encouraging voice in the voiceless. jeanannverlee.com.","brand":"Write Bloody Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645657420050,"sku":"9781938912962","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c29cbf3-32b9-4237-b7b1-b4859066c018.jpg?v=1733158201","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/said-the-manic-to-the-muse-9781938912962","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}