{"product_id":"bloodletting-paperback-1","title":"Bloodletting - 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\u003eKimberly Reyes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoetry that considers the nature of relationships in an age mediated by social media and impacted by violence.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is a collection of poems about how we find and cultivate love amid wars, including wars that often go ignored. Throughout\u003ci\u003e Bloodletting\u003c\/i\u003e, Kimberly Reyes considers how we define love and who gets to experience it, paying special attention to the ways that race and sex influence how we are perceived and valued by society. Through the voice of a Black woman coming to terms with her own perspectives on relationship-building, Reyes shows the damage that contemporary culture can do to women, and Black women in particular. Resisting passivity, Reyes's poetry cuts through pervasive doom scrolling, virtue signaling, and parasocial relationships, inviting readers to remember what care is really supposed to feel like. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Reyes \u003c\/b\u003eis a poet, essayist, and the author of the poetry collections \u003ci\u003evanishing point. \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRunning to Stand Still\u003c\/i\u003e. Her book of essays \u003ci\u003eLife During Wartime \u003c\/i\u003ewon the 2018 Michael Rubin Book Award. Her work has been published in various outlets including the Atlantic, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eESPN the Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIrish Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry London\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePoetry Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Poetry Blog\u003c\/i\u003e. Reyes is currently a PhD student in English at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47582088659165,"sku":"9781632431660","price":23.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/9rLFCMcU559781632431660.webp?v=1773569595","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/bloodletting-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}