{"product_id":"i-dont-want-to-be-understood","title":"I Don't Want To Be Understood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBy Joshua Jennifer Espinoza \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA transsexual woman pieces together fragmented details of a repressive religious childhood and an unsupportive family, drawing from autobiographical experiences of the poet’s life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eI Don’t Want To Be Understood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a work of resistance against the conventional trans narrative, and a resistance against the idea that trans people should have to make themselves clear and understandable to others in other to deserve human rights. This is a compelling, urgent collection about the body and survival that asks how we learn to love in a culture where normal is defined by exclusion and discrimination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese poems stretch from childhood to the present day—resisting typical narratives of self-discovery, resilience, and personal growth—and instead asks what it means to be granted or denied personhood by the world around you. It is a personal archive of a trans life laid out in all its messiness and unknowability, and is a book for anyone who has questioned why we place so many limitations on who gets to be considered a human being. These poems do not celebrate survival, but rather ask why transsexuals and other gender non-conforming people must fight so hard to survive in the first place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback,\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished by\u003c\/strong\u003e Alice James Books (Sep 2024)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/strong\u003e9781949944631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e15.24 x 1.02 x 22.61 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48145319002347,"sku":"113348","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/8600\/files\/91Fk55pQMNL._SL1500.jpg?v=1777510700","url":"https:\/\/www.littlesisters.ca\/products\/i-dont-want-to-be-understood","provider":"Little Sister's Book \u0026 Art Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}