{"product_id":"9781608467648","title":"The Whiskey of Our Discontent: Gwendolyn Brooks as Conscience and Change Agent","description":"\u003cp\u003ePoet, educator, and social activist Gwendolyn Brooks was a singular force in American culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first black woman to be named United States poet laureate, Brook’s poetry, fiction, and social commentary shed light on the beauty of humanity, the distinct qualities of black life and community, and the destructive effects of racism, sexism, and class inequality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA collection of thirty essays combining critical analysis and personal reflection, \u003ci\u003eThe Whiskey of Our Discontent\u003c\/i\u003e, presents essential elements of Brooks' oeuvre—on race, gender, class, community, and poetic craft, while also examining her life as poet, reporter, mentor, sage, activist, and educator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuraysh Ali Lansana has written and edited more than a dozen books to include \u003ci\u003eBreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip Hop\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorgia A. Popoff is a poet, educator, and editor, whose third collection is \u003ci\u003ePsalter: The Agnostic’s Book of Common Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e. She coauthored \u003ci\u003eOur Difficult Sunlight: A Guide to Poetry, Literacy, and Social Justice in Classroom and Community\u003c\/i\u003e, with Quraysh Ali Lansana.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47167415025904,"sku":"9781608467648","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781608467648_p0.jpg?v=1769902718","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781608467648","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}