{"product_id":"grabbedisbn-9780807071847","title":"Grabbed","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gender-inclusive anthology of poetry and prose that addresses the physical and psychological act of being “grabbed,” or in any way assaulted.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe #MeToo movement, the infamous Access Hollywood tape, and the depraved and hypocritical actions of celebrities, politicians, CEOs, and other powerful people have caused people all over the nation to speak out in outrage, to express allegiance for the victims of these assaults, and to raise their voices against a culture that has allowed this behavior to continue for too long.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe editors asked writers and poets to add to the conversation about what being “grabbed” means to them in their own experience or in whatever way the word “grabbed” inspired them. What they received are often searing, heart-rending works, ranging in topic from sexual misconduct to racial injustice, from an unwanted caress to rape, expressed in powerful, beautifully crafted prose and poetry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe writers represented here, some very well known, such as Rita Dove, Jericho Brown, Eileen Miles, Ana Menendez and Sapphire, as well as some newer voices not yet fully discovered, have mined their collective experiences to reveal their most vulnerable moments, and in some cases, to narrate moments that they have had previously been unwilling or unable to speak of. What results is a collection of emotional, hard-hitting pieces that speak to the aftermath of violation—whether mental, emotional, or physical.\u003cb\u003eFOREWORD\u003c\/b\u003e By Joyce Maynard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCTION \u003c\/b\u003eBy Caridad Moro-Gronlier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. STRANGERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat We Did This Year by Freesia McKee\u003cbr\u003eThe Truth Is I Never Left You by V. Alexandra Regalado\u003cbr\u003eSweet Sixteen by Brenda Cardenas\u003cbr\u003eShe Said Stop Here by Cynthia White\u003cbr\u003eFound Poem: Chorus to a Girl by Holly Mitchell\u003cbr\u003eFlashbulb Memory by Iris Jamahl Dunkle\u003cbr\u003eKidnapped Girls by Catherine Gonick\u003cbr\u003eHitchhiker by Cynthia White\u003cbr\u003eTuesdays by Yvonne Cassidy\u003cbr\u003eDuplex by Jericho Brown\u003cbr\u003eSawdust by David Moscovich\u003cbr\u003eDoctor's Office, First Week In This Country by Javier Zamora\u003cbr\u003eDispatch From My Early 20s by Catherine Esposito Prescott\u003cbr\u003eThe Man With The Violin Case by Ruth Behar\u003cbr\u003eGrabbed Villanelle by Catherine Esposito Prescott\u003cbr\u003eTenement Trick by Vanessa Garcia\u003cbr\u003eYellow American Women by Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello\u003cbr\u003ePopponesset by Eileen Myles\u003cbr\u003eThat Autumn Sunday by Gerry La Fermina\u003cbr\u003eDaughter, They'll Use Even Your Own Gaze To Wound You by Beth Ann Fennelly\u003cbr\u003eBingo Night For Missing and Exploited Children by MB McLatchy\u003cbr\u003e105 Degrees, South by Lucia Leao\u003cbr\u003eEpistle From The Hospital For Harassment by Jenny Molberg\u003cbr\u003eIn Support of Violence by Christopher Soto\u003cbr\u003eCreation Story by Mia Leonin\u003cbr\u003eAngel Heart In Istanbul by Caitlin McDonald\u003cbr\u003eLayover by Jericho Brown\u003cbr\u003eWhen In Madagascar by Vikki Hendricks\u003cbr\u003eThe Opposite of Monsters by Laura Lee Huttenbach\u003cbr\u003eThe Worlds Words Make by Zoe Welch\u003cbr\u003eIn Guiding Dragon-Wasp Behavior Of Deviant Tentacles Beneath The underskirt Of An Unsuspecting Queen by Catherine Moore\u003cbr\u003eThe Shape of Other People by Kelly Sundberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. INSTITUTIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere To Bow To The Will of The Majority by Jen Karetnick\u003cbr\u003eWomen Have Been Trained by Marge Piercy\u003cbr\u003eThe Pallor of Survival by Laure-Anne Bosselaar\u003cbr\u003eLike Judith Slaying Holofernes by Paul Tran\u003cbr\u003eme too by Nicole Callihan\u003cbr\u003eGirl at The Window by Rhonda J. Nelson\u003cbr\u003eRedemption by Barbra Nightingale\u003cbr\u003eHere's My Pussy by Nicole Callihan\u003cbr\u003eHow We Lived by Emma Trelles\u003cbr\u003eSky by Michael Hettich\u003cbr\u003eQuestionnaire For Two Pussies by Maureen Seaton and Denise Duhamel\u003cbr\u003eGB2G4 by Michael Mackin O'Mara\u003cbr\u003eMe Too--The Fall of Man by Cynthia Neely\u003cbr\u003eA Brief History in Pink by Michael Mackin O'Mara\u003cbr\u003eOne In Four by David McLoghlin\u003cbr\u003eThe Peach Orchard by Rita Dove\u003cbr\u003eRecipe For Resistance by Jen Karetnick\u003cbr\u003eKilling by Miriam Bird Greenberg\u003cbr\u003eTestimony by Denise Duhamel\u003cbr\u003eWords That Know the Sun by Yaddyra Perlalta\u003cbr\u003eBody Politic by Bosch Jones\u003cbr\u003eSpeaker of the House by Sapphire\u003cbr\u003eIt's Just Words, Folks, It's Just Words by Denise Duhamel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII. IMPOSTERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrope by Jessica Cuellar\u003cbr\u003eAt Least I Didn't Rape You by Caridad Moro\u003cbr\u003eCocoa Beach by Terry Godbey\u003cbr\u003eCrank Caller by Nikki Moustakki\u003cbr\u003eSweet Sixteen by Terry Godbey\u003cbr\u003eSummer Job, Circa 1997 by Catherine Esposito Prescott\u003cbr\u003ePuerto Rican Pussy by Ana Menendez\u003cbr\u003eUp For Grabs by Maggie Smith\u003cbr\u003eMe Too Limerick with Drum Beats by Brenda Hillman\u003cbr\u003eWhat She Told Me by Silvia Curbelo\u003cbr\u003ePink Underpants by Molly Peacock\u003cbr\u003eEl Americano in the Mirror by Richard Blanco\u003cbr\u003eThreshold by Julie Marie Wade and Denise Duhamel\u003cbr\u003eWhen A White Man Attempts to Steal Your Soul by Hari Zyiad\u003cbr\u003eSaid The Poet by Jenny Molberg\u003cbr\u003eNY At International Judo Camp by Kyle Lopez\u003cbr\u003eThe Gift Rita by Maria Martinez\u003cbr\u003eDate Grape by Freesia McKee\u003cbr\u003eFor A Minute There, I Though We Could've Been Happy by Cathleen Chambless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV. HOME\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eToo Old For That, Now by Caridad Moro\u003cbr\u003eBlackout by Elisa Albo\u003cbr\u003eAt Any Age by Elisa Albo\u003cbr\u003eA Root by Annie Finch\u003cbr\u003eThe Things Ma Says by Bosch Jones\u003cbr\u003eThe Lion Head Belt Buckle by Virgilio Suarez\u003cbr\u003eX Marks The Spot by Oliver Brantome\u003cbr\u003eThose Sundays by Christopher Soto\u003cbr\u003eLearning by Gail Carson Levine\u003cbr\u003eTelling by Ivonne Lamazares\u003cbr\u003ePsych Ward by Colleen Sutton\u003cbr\u003eBecause What We Do Does Not Die by Ellen Bass\u003cbr\u003eGender Bender by Jennifer Michael Hecht\u003cbr\u003eIn Memoriam, Ann by Debra Dean\u003cbr\u003eBlindsided by Angela Bonavoglia\u003cbr\u003eFirst Kiss by Lynne Barrett\u003cbr\u003eCuban Girls Don't Wear Tampons by Caridad Moro\u003cbr\u003eSeven Times Seven by Trish MacEnulty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAFTERWORD\u003c\/b\u003e By Anita Hill“A richly diverse, creative, and gender-inclusive anthology . . . at once deeply shocking and shockingly commonplace, writing candidly, devastatingly, sometimes wittily. With a defining introduction by Joyce Maynard and a resounding afterword by Anita Hill, this is a universal and clarifying call to break the long silence that has imprisoned so many in pain and self-blame. With many contributors writing about being ‘grabbed’ when they were children or teens, this is a hard-hitting, enlightening, and empowering collection for YAs.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, Starred Review\u003cb\u003eRichard Blanco\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of several books. Blanco’s poetry collections include \u003ci\u003eCity of a Hundred Fires, Directions to the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeach of the Dead,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHow to Love a Country\u003c\/i\u003e. He currently serves as the first-ever Education Ambassador for the Academy of American Poets and is a member of the Obama Foundation’s advisory council.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaridad Moro\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eVisionware.\u003c\/i\u003e She is the recipient of an Elizabeth George Foundation Grant and a Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in poetry. Her poems and essays have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net and have appeared in numerous publications and anthologies. She is the Associate Editor for the daily online literary journal, \u003ci\u003eSWWIM Every Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNikki Moustaki\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Market of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts grant in poetry, along with many other national writing awards. Her poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in various literary magazines, anthologies, and textbooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisa Albo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003ePassage to America \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Each Day More,\u003c\/i\u003e a collection of elegies. Her poems have appeared in many journals and anthologies.","brand":"Beacon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301853516005,"sku":"NP9780807071847","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780807071847.jpg?v=1730748956","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/grabbedisbn-9780807071847","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}