{"product_id":"gold-star-9781771669740","title":"Gold Star","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this candid and moving collection, Emma McKenna explores the multifaceted themes of bodily autonomy, capturing the empowerment of queer femme identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn from the experience of growing up in poverty in a single-parent home and escaping to the city at the age of sixteen, these poems look at the physical and emotional implications of trauma but also reveal how being bisexual and disabled can be sources of resilience, joy, and creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining the way sexism and sexual violence exist as a spectre throughout the lives of women and girls, \u003ci\u003eGold Star\u003c\/i\u003e also contemplates issues of child abuse and neglect, reproductive health, and the complex decision to be child-free. Never shying away from the weight of its vital subject matter, this is an urgent and unflinching feminist exploration of embodiment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emma McKenna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Book*hug Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771669740\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEMMA McKENNA \u003c\/b\u003eis a multidisciplinary writer with a passion for women's histories and narratives. She received her PhD in English and Cultural Studies from McMaster University and has published widely on feminist issues. McKenna is also the author of \u003ci\u003eChenille or Silk\u003c\/i\u003e, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Hamilton Literary Award for Poetry. Born in Duncan, British Columbia, and raised in Alberta, she currently lives in the Waterloo Region with her husband and two dogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ingram","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52189074161947,"sku":"9781771669740","price":28.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/8392\/2459\/files\/img_1c82aa94-983a-4de2-90b5-d5b14c2e5f16.jpg?v=1778471630","url":"https:\/\/sapphicsociety.com\/en-ca\/products\/gold-star-9781771669740","provider":"Sapphic Society","version":"1.0","type":"link"}