{"product_id":"size-of-your-joy-poems-paperback","title":"Size of Your Joy: Poems - 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\u003eElise Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor every woman who's ever held joy and sorrow in the same breath--this debut is a tender, powerful reminder that you are not alone​.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Size of Your Joy\u003c\/i\u003e is an intimate and empowering exploration of the complex and often contradictory experiences of womanhood, offering an unflinching look at how identity, resilience, and self-worth are shaped by the intersections of love, grief, and longing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through the birth of her daughter, the vital yet complicated relationships between the women in her life, and the realities of being a woman in the world, Powers reflects on how ideas of beauty, desire, and shame are quietly passed from one generation to the next, and what it takes to break those cycles. She examines the hunger--for belonging, autonomy, and joy--that women are taught to suppress, while imagining a path forward defined by liberation and self-acceptance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A celebration of reclamation, \u003ci\u003eThe Size of Your Joy\u003c\/i\u003e asks how we might carry both sorrow and joy, loss and love, as dual forces that shape the stories we inherit and the lives we choose to create. This collection invites readers to embrace joy not as the absence of struggle, but as an act of defiance and hope.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eElise Powers received a BA in English Literature from Western Washington University. Her poems reflect on identity, womanhood, and the ordinary moments that make up a life. Her work has appeared in literary magazines and anthologies including \u003ci\u003eGather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnly Poems\u003c\/i\u003e, and has been shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eCentral Avenue Poetry Prize\u003c\/i\u003e, awarded second place in the Black Horse Review Poetry Contest, and nominated for the \u003ci\u003eBest of the Net Anthology\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Seattle with her husband and daughter, where she writes, collects sea glass, and savors life's tender joys. Find more of her work on Instagram @elisepowerspoet and on Substack at \u003ci\u003eTwo Raw Sugars\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.96 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45574826393644,"sku":"9781771684408","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/O5inE3sFam9781771684408.webp?v=1779868225","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/size-of-your-joy-poems-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}