{"product_id":"soulmate-as-a-verb","title":"Soulmate as a Verb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kelsey L. Smoot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by MIT Press, 2026-02-24\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoems of tender knowledge, buoyant survival, and Black, trans embodiment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe simple yet fraught experience of embodiment lies at the thrumming heart of Kelsey L. Smoot’s \u003ci\u003eSoulmate as a Verb\u003c\/i\u003e. Bodies make love possible, they enable tender connection and transmit electric joy, all while leaving one vulnerable to discord and abuse, heartbreak and grief. Like a body, Smoot’s daring poetry metabolizes cruelty, seeking the tender knowledge and kinships that allow for buoyant survival. The subjectivity of a Black, trans self becomes a prism, shining a variegated intellect on everything from suburbia to Palestine, top surgery to police violence. By utilizing forms such as kwansaba, calligram, Craigslist personals, and golden shovels, \u003ci\u003eSoulmate as a Verb\u003c\/i\u003e revels in structures that locate poet and poem in a lineage of innovative and contemporary Black, queer verse. Kelsey L. Smoot dazzles.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170483191977,"sku":"PHBK-9781635902822","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/12189923482770.jpg?v=1781021283","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/soulmate-as-a-verb","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}