{"product_id":"imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-9781531504847","title":"Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom than Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn incendiary literary work more relevant now than ever.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003eFirst 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","brand":"Pamela Sneed","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48282772865275,"sku":"9781531504847","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_6b19e170-e1e9-4436-8632-2bee242df249.jpg?v=1778527590","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/imagine-being-more-afraid-of-freedom-than-slavery-9781531504847","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}