{"product_id":"pecking-order-by-nicole-homer","title":"Pecking Order by Nicole Homer","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNicole Homer’s \u003cem\u003ePecking Order\u003c\/em\u003e takes apart the idea that home is ever separate from the world outside it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese poems dig into race, motherhood, colorism, and family with fearless honesty. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoving between the intimate and the political, Homer explores the complicated realities of raising Black children, navigating multiracial families, and confronting the biases that can exist even within love. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePecking Order\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a bold, deeply personal collection that challenges easy answers and asks us to look closer at the stories we tell ourselves about the domestic sphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrab a copy of \u003cem\u003ePecking Order\u003c\/em\u003e and reckon with the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I was weeks into the making\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eof a wanted thing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ethere was a night\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhen she felt the stab of the machine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ebucking\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eand I felt, instead, a kick.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNicole Homer is a Professor of English at a community college in Central New Jersey. They are a poet, writer, and performer whose work can be found in the \u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmerican Academy of Poets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoem-a-Day, Muzzle, The Offing, Rattle, The Collagist\u003c\/em\u003e and elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/writebloody.com\/pecking%20order,%20nicole%20homer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/pecking-order-nicole-homer\/1125052731?ean=9781938912726\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/pecking-order\/18872495?ean=9781938912726\u0026amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Write Bloody Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68384511164639,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/Pecking_Order.jpg?v=1793923583","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/pecking-order-by-nicole-homer","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}