{"product_id":"imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-paperback-softback-9781531504847","title":"Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery (Paperback \/ softback) 9781531504847","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePamela Sneed (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781531504847\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 5 September 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e80 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.4 x 15.6 x 1.5 cm, 0.141 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incendiary literary work more relevant now than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"if anger were an ax\/it would split me open\/and if this is a sermon\/let it be my granddaddy's sermon\/my grandmother's foottapping\/steady rocking\/choir singing\" —from \"It Is Not a New Age\"\u003cbr\u003e First published in 1998, \u003ci\u003eImagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery \u003c\/i\u003eis the debut collection by acclaimed poet and performer Pamela Sneed. Provocative and potent, it tackles the political and personal issues of enslavement, sexuality, emotional trauma, and abuse. These poems chart the journey of an artist trying to escape cycles of dependency and reclaim lost self and identity. Drawing parallels to Harriet Tubman's journey on the Underground Railroad, Sneed's explorations of the woods are a metaphor and emotional path one must explore to attain self-ownership. Sneed's poems are bound by the search for love, freedom, and justice—from images of lesbian love to Emmet Till's bloated body, they offer a raging cry and a roadmap for those interested in transforming the personal into social justice and abolitionist practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements \u003c\/i\u003e  xi\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface\u003c\/b\u003e: Genesis   xiii\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Languages I've Never Learned   5\u003cbr\u003e The Final Solution   6\u003cbr\u003e The Silver Badge   8\u003cbr\u003e Eyes on the Prize   13\u003cbr\u003e Incest   15\u003cbr\u003e Jealousy   16\u003cbr\u003e Precious Crazy Girl Giggles   17\u003cbr\u003e Why Did You Have to Be a Poet?   18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eI haven't told you\u003c\/i\u003e   20\u003cbr\u003e Blues Suite   21\u003cbr\u003e Elegy   22\u003cbr\u003e Rapunzel   23\u003cbr\u003e Underestimation of Power   24\u003cbr\u003e Teaching   26\u003cbr\u003e Stretch Marks and Cellulite   28\u003cbr\u003e New York   31\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWhen we broke up\u003c\/i\u003e   32\u003cbr\u003e Planet of the Apes   33\u003cbr\u003e It is Not a New Age   35\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePart Two\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Woods   39\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory hasn't told the truth about revolutionaries\u003c\/i\u003e   41\u003cbr\u003e Monologue to God   42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDear God,\u003c\/i\u003e   44\u003cbr\u003e The Artist   46\u003cbr\u003e The Revolutionary   48\u003cbr\u003e Helpful Hints for an Aspiring Martyr   52\u003cbr\u003e Woman in Love 1   53\u003cbr\u003e Woman in Love 2   55\u003cbr\u003e Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery   57\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eEpilogue\u003c\/b\u003e: Runaway   63\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"New York ReLit","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52745010643224,"sku":"9781531504847","price":13.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-paperback-softback-9781531504847","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}