{"product_id":"9780143137139","title":"Golden Ax","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking collection about Afropioneerism past and present from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rio Cortez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, comes a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as \"Afropioneers\" in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors—some of the earliest Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after Reconstruction—\u003ci\u003eGolden Ax\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to re-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010649178352,"sku":"9780143137139","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143137139_p0.jpg?v=1763657594","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143137139","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}