{"product_id":"song-dread-paperback","title":"Song \u0026 Dread - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOtoniya J. Okot Bitek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCOVID meditations from literary phenom Otoniya J. Okot Bitek\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRife with the paradoxical forces of boredom and intensity, the early days of COVID-19 passed under an inescapable pall. The poems of \u003ci\u003eSong \u0026amp; Dread\u003c\/i\u003e seek quietude, order, refuge, and space within that shroud. They remind us of community, connectedness, and what is inherently shared. Here, Otoniya J. Okot Bitek becomes a record keeper, observing the contradictory, symbiotic relationship between the quotidian and the extraordinary. These works are of their time, while remembering an existence outside it. With a keen eye, Bitek documents the ways the strange can become normalized when there is no other option. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOtoniya J. Okot Bitek\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poet and scholar. Her collection of poetry \u003cem\u003e100 Days\u003c\/em\u003e (University of Alberta, 2016) won the INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award for poetry and the Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. She is an assistant professor of Black Studies at Queen's University, where she teaches and writes in the English and Gender Studies departments.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 94\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.74 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47352496980217,"sku":"9781772015164","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/gnwxFWunPP9781772015164.webp?v=1769810947","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/song-dread-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}