{"product_id":"said-the-manic-to-the-muse-by-jeanann-verlee","title":"Said the Manic to the Muse by Jeanann Verlee","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeanann Verlee’s \u003cem\u003eSaid the Manic to the Muse\u003c\/em\u003e is a fierce, unflinching collection that stares directly into the horror of manic depression.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGuided by the misunderstood figures of Medea, Jezebel, and Kali, these poems reclaim the stories of women who were called \"too much\" and refuse to apologize for it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoving through love, loss, aging, and rage, Verlee writes with startling honesty and brute force. From dangerous trysts and barroom brawls to \"grief-induced psychosis,\" \u003cem\u003eSaid the Manic to the Muse\u003c\/em\u003e recounts the year Verlee lost everything, including her mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is feminist poetry that cries out and bites back.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen he asks if I have real children I tell him,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou are real, and you are mine.\u003cem\u003e He pouts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSays, \u003c\/em\u003eMama, stop it. I know I’m only made of cotton.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll of my bones break at once.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeanann Verlee is the author of \u003cem\u003eprey, Said the Manic to the Muse\u003c\/em\u003e, and award-winning \u003cem\u003eRacing Hummingbirds\u003c\/em\u003e. She has received an NEA Poetry Fellowship, the Third Coast Poetry Prize, and the Sandy Crimmins Prize. Her work appears in Academy of American Poets, Adroit, and BuzzFeed, among others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Said-Manic-Muse-Jeanann-Verlee\/dp\/1938912969\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=192G9XFHHIZXI\u0026amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.TCNfEkMlQ-Ve78M5BlYZaw.Jw6TuHvzGYUqO58yUgAgIqdviH9Pr-4Tbc5tYH-GwpQ\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=said+the+manic+to+the+muse\u0026amp;qid=1744063852\u0026amp;sprefix=said+the+manic+to+the+muse,aps,159\u0026amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/said-the-manic-to-the-muse-jeanann-verlee\/1120876858?ean=9781938912962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Barnes \u0026amp; Noble\u003c\/a\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/said-the-manic-to-the-muse-jeanann-verlee\/7836740?ean=9781938912962\u0026amp;next=t\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy on Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Write Bloody Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68384513392863,"sku":null,"price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/0151\/5999\/files\/MANIC_MUSE_Verlee_Siebels_FINAL.jpg?v=1793923606","url":"https:\/\/allbridge.shop\/products\/said-the-manic-to-the-muse-by-jeanann-verlee","provider":"Hadley \u0026 West","version":"1.0","type":"link"}