{"product_id":"redwork-paperback","title":"Redwork - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Ann Guerrero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie Ann Guerrero's expansive fifth poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eREDWORK\u003c\/i\u003e, is a meditation on a woman's role in work and family, ancestral wisdom, and the subversive nature of female art.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInterwoven with eight images of the author's intricate redwork embroidery--striking red thread on light textiles--these poems explore reproductive justice, violence, gender dynamics, internalized sexism, and mothers and mothering, bound by the belief that \"a red thread ties me, like a vein, to all my mothers.\" From a paradigm-shifting slap at a Brownies troop meeting to eating a rattlesnake to a great-grandmother rising from her coffin, Guerrero's precise, visceral voice threads the imagery of embroidery through unexpected forms. Rhythmic stitches echo in her repetitions, leaving phrases that stay with the reader: \"How quietly our trust began.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eREDWORK\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to the women who came before, a cry against gendered violence, and a celebration of the quiet revolutions of women around the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoet, essayist, and visual artist, \u003cb\u003eLaurie Ann Guerrero\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in the Southside of San Antonio. Poet Laureate of San Antonio (2014-16) and Texas (2016-2017), her collections include \u003ci\u003eBabies under the Skin\u003c\/i\u003e (Panhandler, 2008), \u003ci\u003eA Tongue in the Mouth of the Dying\u003c\/i\u003e (University of Notre Dame Press, 2013), \u003ci\u003e A Crown for Gumecindo\u003c\/i\u003e--a collaboration with visual artist, Maceo Montoya (Aztlan Libre Press, 2015), and \u003ci\u003eI Have Eaten the Rattlesnake: New \u0026amp; Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (TCU Press, 2021). Guerrero holds degrees from Smith College and Drew University. She is an Associate Professor and the Writer-in-Residence at Texas A\u0026amp;M University-San Antonio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57209237668145,"sku":"9781637681244","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/Oo1beuaeyU9781637681244.webp?v=1793361077","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/redwork-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}