American Herstory (Backbone Press Reissue Series)

By Celeste Doaks

American Herstory by celeste doaks is a collection of ekphrastic poems around the portrait of Michelle Obama that hangs in the White House, interrogating the visual and cultural record of her years as First Lady. Through a prism of history, gender, and representation, doaks transforms public images into a layered investigation of power, visibility, and the cultural narrative of the United States.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949344703
• ISBN13: 9781949344707
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: Bull City Press
• Length: 21 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"