Choice Words

Name: Choice Words
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SKU: 9781642598964
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Choice Words explores the powerful impact of teachers’ language in the classroom. It highlights how thoughtful and intentional communication can influence students’ development, learning, and identity. The book provides insights into creating a supportive and nurturing educational environment through the art of conversation.
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This book may appeal to you if you are interested in understanding the powerful impact of language in educational settings. It offers insights into how teachers can use specific words to foster a positive learning environment, enhance student motivation, and cultivate a culture of thoughtful dialogue in the classroom.

With reproductive freedom under unprecedented attack, thispowerful literary collection takes back the conversation on abortion.

• 5,000 copy print run • Editor and contributor book tours • Launch events in Chicago and New York • Social media influencer campaign to promote the book • Use Kickstarter network to promote the book and buy copies for abortion clinics and providers • Pitch excerpts and reviews to Ms., Elle, Teen Vogue, Feministing, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, Vox, Slate, Jacobin, and many more

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The Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade has generated a critical urgency for this landmark literary anthology of poems, stories, and essays.

Choice Words collects essential voices that renew our courage in the struggle to defend reproductive rights. Twenty years in the making, the book spans continents and centuries. This collection magnifies the voices of people reclaiming the sole authorship of their abortion experiences. These essays, poems, and prose are a testament to the profound political power of defying shame.

Contributors include Ai, Amy Tan, Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Camonghne Felix, Carol Muske-Dukes, Diane di Prima, Dorothy Parker, Gloria Naylor, Gloria Steinem, Gwendolyn Brooks, Jean Rhys, Joyce Carol Oates, Judith Arcana, Kathy Acker, Langston Hughes, Leslie Marmon Silko, Lindy West, Lucille Clifton, Mahogany L. Browne, Margaret Atwood, Molly Peacock, Ntozake Shange, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Sharon Doubiago, Sharon Olds, Shirley Geok-lin Lim, Sholeh Wolpe, Ursula Le Guin, and Vi Khi Nao.

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Choice Words is praised for its incisive and powerful exploration of the topic of abortion through a collection of poems, essays, and stories by diverse voices. Reviewers commend it for its rich, historical scope and its contribution to the discourse on reproductive rights. The anthology is noted for its emotional depth, capturing both the pain and defiance in women's experiences, and is expected to become a significant work in feminist literature.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781642598964

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 23 August 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Haymarket Books

Illustration: Illustrations

Contributors:

Contributions by Lucille Clifton
Contributions by Joyce Carol Oates
Edited by Annie Finch
Contributions by Audre Lorde
Contributions by Dorothy Parker
Contributions by Gloria Steinem
Contributions by Ursula K. Le Guin
Contributions by Lindy West
Contributions by Camonghne Felix

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 420

Collections

Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Annie Finch is an award-winning feminist poet, author of Spells: New and Selected Poems and Calendars, shortlisted for the Foreword Poetry Book of the Year Award. Her ritual drama on abortion, Among the Goddesses, received the Sarasvati Award in Poetry.