{"title":"Nicholas Goodly","description":"Nicholas Goodly is the author of Black Swim. Goodly is the recipient of the 2017 Chapbook Fellowship from the Poetry Society of America and was a finalist for the 2020 Jake Adam York Prize and the runner-up for the 2019 Cave Canem Poetry Prize.","products":[{"product_id":"star-power-poems-paperback","title":"Star Power: Poems - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA celebration and testament to the tenacity of life on the margins, brilliantly illuminating Black and queer experience.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this collection, a jubilant testimony to the joys and hardships of the Black queer experience, poet Nicholas Goodly explores language that venerates the saints of their life--those people in cultures and communities who are not often seen as the powerful, brave, and heroic figures that they are. An ode to endurance, love, and play, \u003ci\u003eStar Power\u003c\/i\u003e carves out a place of pleasure and solace, a personal pantheon of legends from the Wonder Twins, Thundercat, and Tiffany Pollard to Venus Xtravaganza, the Olsen Twins, and Grace Jones. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDefiant and unapologetic, \u003ci\u003eStar Power \u003c\/i\u003echarts a path of joy and wonder, cutting through caustic history and an oppressive present to speak directly to these vibrant lives, which have long been overlooked.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51378760384735,"sku":"9781668080764","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/SGfBqggafG9781668080764.webp?v=1789261670"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/nicholas-goodly.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}