{"product_id":"luxury-of-poetry-language-as-liberation-authority-as-art-paperback","title":"Luxury of Poetry: Language as Liberation. Authority as Art. - 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\u003eLuxorae Luxorae\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat if poetry wasn't about being good with words-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut about staying whole while speaking them?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Black people across the diaspora, poetry has never been decoration. It has been survival technology: a way to preserve identity when systems tried to rewrite it, to regulate the body when the world demanded collapse, and to claim voice before permission was granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuxury of Poetry reclaims this legacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart anthology, part liberation practice, and part healing modality, this book reframes poetry as governance technology-a way to regulate the nervous system, reclaim internal authority, and practice sovereignty in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough original Luxorae poems, guided prompts, and poetic conversations with fourteen influential Black writers across time, this book offers a grounded, repeatable practice for writing truthfully without collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside, you'll find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Chapters exploring Voice, Form, Liberation, Sovereignty, and Inheritance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-The Luxorae Poetics Framework: a philosophy of luxury as internal order\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Poetic conversations with revolutionary Black writers across generations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-A 12-week poetry practice integrating craft, healing, and alignment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-A concise guide to major poetic forms\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Regulation practices rooted in neuroscience and embodied knowing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book about writing beautifully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book about writing truthfully-without betraying yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuxury of Poetry is for poets and non-poets alike, for anyone ready to experience language as a site of freedom, coherence, and inheritance lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoetry is not an escape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.29 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48261453054173,"sku":"9798994770023","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/EBV5wuGXUV9798994770023.webp?v=1785076808","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/luxury-of-poetry-language-as-liberation-authority-as-art-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}