{"product_id":"my-mother-was-a-freedom-fighter","title":"My Mother Was A Freedom Fighter","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI am 27 and have never killed a man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ebut I know the face of death as if heirloom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003emy country memorizes murder as lullaby\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003efrom For Fahd”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTextured with the sights and sounds of growing up in East New York in the nineties, to school on the South Side of Chicago, all the way to the olive groves of Palestine, \u003ci\u003eMy Mother Is a Freedom Fighter\u003c\/i\u003e is Aja Monet’s ode to mothers, daughters, and sistersthe tiny gods who fight to change the world. Complemented by striking cover art from Carrie Mae Weems, these stunning poems tackle racism, sexism, genocide, displacement, heartbreak, and grief, but also love, motherhood, spirituality, and Black joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for Aja Monet:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[Monet] is the true definition of an artist.”\u003cbr\u003eHarry Belafonte\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Paris, she walked out onto the stage, opened her mouth and spoke. At the first utterance I heard that rare something that said this is special and knew immediately that Aja Monet was one of the Ones who will mark the sound of the ages. She brings depth of voice to the voiceless, and through her we sing a powerful song.”\u003cbr\u003eCarrie Mae Weems\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf Cuban-Jamaican descent, Aja Monet is an internationally established poet, performer, singer, songwriter, educator, and human rights advocate. Monet is also the youngest person to win the legendary Nuyorican Poet’s Café Grand Slam title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317228511614,"sku":"NW9781608467679","price":13.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781608467679.jpg?v=1778657160","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/my-mother-was-a-freedom-fighter","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}