{"product_id":"soulmate-as-a-verb","title":"Soulmate as a Verb","description":"\u003cb\u003ePoems of tender knowledge, buoyant survival, and Black, trans embodiment.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1635902827\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781635902822\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Smoot, Kelsey L.\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Dopamine\/Semiotext(e)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dopamine\/Semiotext(e)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Feb 2026)","offer_id":46099930874053,"sku":"9781635902822","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781635902822.jpg?v=1776646889","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/soulmate-as-a-verb","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}