{"product_id":"translations-from-the-soul-9781964754383","title":"Translations from the Soul","description":"\u003cp\u003eTranslations of the Soul is Ashley's much anticipated debut poetry collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry is Ashley's first language and the way she understands the world. Learn Ashley's unique dialect and dive into poems about revolutionary joy, the Black diaspora, mental health, body neutrality, and self-discovery. This book is an extension of her heart, and she hopes it finds those ready to be inspired, curious, and fall in love with words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt holds the duality of creating for the soul and the gift of creating for others. This book is divided into two sections, poems Ashley wrote for herself and poems she was commissioned to write.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese pages hold space for revolution, resistance, pleasure, rage, and connection. Translations of the Soul is a full body experience dripping with passion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCornelius, Ashley:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Ashley Cornelius is the 6th Pikes Peak Region Poet Laureate based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Ashley is the youngest and the first Black person to hold this title. Ashley is a multi-award-winning spoken word poet, keynote speaker, workshop facilitator, and community organizer. Ashley is a Licensed Professional Counselor and utilized poetry therapy interventions as her modality for healing. Ashley is the Co-Director of Poetry719, a Black-led grassroots poetry movement that was created out of the necessity for dedicated art spaces for marginalized communities and their artistic self-expression. Ashley is committed to using poetry as a platform to speak up and out for marginalized groups and be a voice for those who have been historically silenced.","brand":"Wordbinders Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51690619011346,"sku":"9781964754383","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fa5081e-f23e-4358-9568-fb33046868db.jpg?v=1761741767","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/translations-from-the-soul-9781964754383","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}