{"product_id":"side-notes-from-the-archivist-poems-isbn-9780063221710","title":"Side Notes from the Archivist: Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe award-winning, genre-crossing writer demonstrates her power as a funkadelic and formidable feminist voice in this rich and beautiful collection of verse and image—a multi-part retrospective that traverses time, space, and reality to illuminate the expansiveness of Black femme lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVoted one of the Best Books of 2023 by the New York Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide Notes from the Archivist is a preservation of Black culture viewed through a feminist lens. The Archivist leads readers through poems that epitomize youthful renditions of a Black girl coming of age in Philadelphia’s pre-funk ’80s; episodic adventures of “the Black Girl” whose life is depicted through the white gaze; and selections of verse evincing affection for self and testimony to the magnificence within Black femme culture at-large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery poem in Side Notes elevates and honestly illustrates the buoyancy of Blackness and the calamity of Black lives on earth. In her uniquely embracing and experimental style, Anastacia-Reneé documents these truths as celebrations of diverse subjects, from Solid Gold to halal hotdogs; as homages and reflections on iconic images, from Marsha P. Johnson to Aunt Jemima; and as critiques of systemic oppression forcing some to countdown their last heartbeat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom internet “Fame” to the toxicity of the white gaze, Side Notes from the Archivist cements Anastacia-Reneé role as a leading light in the womanist movement—an artist whose work is in conversation with advocates of Black culture and thought such as Audre Lorde, Amiri Baraka, and Nikki Giovanni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does one archive a life, a culture, a revolution?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eExperimental Poetry:\u003c\/b\u003e A unique, genre-bending style that mixes verse, prose, lists, and images to create a truly \"funkadelic\" reading experience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e1980s Philadelphia:\u003c\/b\u003e Vivid snapshots of growing up in the pre-funk era, from the rhythms of \u003ci\u003eSolid Gold\u003c\/i\u003e to the taste of halal hotdogs from the corner bodega.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCultural Criticism:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharp analysis of the white gaze and systemic oppression, alongside powerful homages to icons like Marsha P. Johnson.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePreservation of Black Culture:\u003c\/b\u003e The Archivist's mission in action, documenting and celebrating the buoyancy, calamity, and magnificence of Black femme lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\"Casting a sharp side-eye at the past with urgent syntax that rockets a reader forward, Anastacia-Reneé’s newest collection is a trenchant critique of US American f#@ckeries. This is a communal book in which unruly voices account for the dead; there are far too many to remember and more coming soon. \u003cem\u003eSide Notes From the Archivist \u003c\/em\u003emoves the margins to the center, retroactively claiming space and meaning to hold it into whatever future there is.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Douglas Kearney,author of Sho and The Black Automaton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What a heavy load to carry and present memory as archivist. But memory is the original archivist. These memories do the labor of dating, storing and preserving objects of queer-ness, girl into woman and hood-ness within temperatures that center their integrity.  Anastacia is a poetry-teller. A raw griot. The duty of a griot is to become a body for memories. And with this collection of work, Anastacia has showed up ready for duty.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Avery Young, author of neckbone: visual verses and Chicago Poet Laureate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beginning in the 1980s with 'a badrillion girl bands \u0026amp; boy bands \u0026amp; big group bands,' this book looks at life in 'retroflect' from a middle-schooler’s point of view — which feels quite nostalgic, until the author reaches adulthood in her narrative. From there, the collection reads like a list of 'episodes' of a TV show, tales of love of self and others, Black queer life, and a surprisingly overwhelming sense of power to round up the book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNationally Syndicated Bookworm Sez\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Precise and cutting.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBook Riot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSide Notes from the Archivist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a master class in how a poet can express, encompass and evoke ambivalent feelings and complex realities with a startling immediacy that the 'sad collected data' of prose rarely achieves. The deft tonal shifts of Anastacia-Reneé’s words and delivery amuse, disarm and devastate. . . For all the seriousness of its subject matter, this audiobook is a triumph of sardonic wit and compassion, culminating in three deliciously profane yoga poses guaranteed to bring deep relief for the tired and disgusted.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great read for National Poetry Month.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Day Northern Michigan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"2023 brings a new collection of poetry from Anastacia-Reneé, a feminist voice whose voice lends a fearless, unabashed, intelligent and graceful view of Black femme realities. . . This collection, as a capsule of individualistic experimentation through poetry, will lead Black poetry and literature into a futurist, post-modern form of creatively relaying the past.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Amsterdam News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amistad","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890386399461,"sku":"NP9780063221710","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063221710.jpg?v=1730233166","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/side-notes-from-the-archivist-poems-isbn-9780063221710","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}