{"product_id":"the-highest-apple-sappho-and-the-lesbian-poetic-tradition-paperback","title":"The Highest Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition - 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\u003eJudy Grahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking exploration of lesbian poetics from Sappho to contemporary voices, now updated with new perspectives.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1985, Judy Grahn boldly declared that lesbians have a poetic tradition and mapped it from Sappho to the present day in \u003ci\u003eThe Highest Apple\u003c\/i\u003e. With her characteristic ferocious intellect, passion for historical research, careful close readings, and dynamic storytelling, Grahn situated poetry by Sappho, Emily Dickinson, Amy Lowell, H.D., Gertrude Stein and others as central to lesbian culture and to society as a whole.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition revisits the original text and amplifies it with a more in depth consideration of Pat Parker and in conversation with two younger lesbian poets. New essays highlight the ongoing significance of \u003ci\u003eThe Highest Apple\u003c\/i\u003e to readers, writers, and thinkers. For readers interested in lesbian literature, feminist theory, and LGBTQ+ history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudy Grahn is an internationally-recognized poet, writer, and social theorist. She is the author of fourteen books including the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eAnother Mother Tongue, Blood, Bread, and Roses: How Menstruation Created the World, \u003c\/i\u003e and most recently, \u003ci\u003eA Simple Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEruptions of Inanna, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHanging on Our Own Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. Her website is www.commonalityinstitute.org.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50551942676563,"sku":"9781944981655","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.prepare-ready.com\/products\/the-highest-apple-sappho-and-the-lesbian-poetic-tradition-paperback","provider":"shop.prepare-ready.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}