{"product_id":"i-love-you-call-me-back-poems-9780593185872","title":"I Love You, Call Me Back: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a collection exploring loneliness, anxiety, and longing--and finding peace, and even joy, in unexpected places\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sabrina Benaim, author of \u003ci\u003eDepression \u0026amp; Other Magic Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e, has connected deeply with readers and reached millions of viewers through her poetry, breaking down the stigma around mental illness. Now, she dives into challenging and universal territory: grief over a relationship's end, loneliness in a world under lockdown, and the anxiety of caring for a loved one from afar in the wake of a serious diagnosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Unfurling over the course of one month in 2020, in seventy-five original poems, \u003ci\u003eI Love You, Call Me Back \u003c\/i\u003egrapples with mental health struggles and the uncertainty of the moment and beyond. In isolation, Sabrina dares to embrace loneliness in all its permutations: the sorrow of getting your mother's voicemail when you call to say \"I love you\"; the bitter-sweetness when your dog takes up your ex's side of the bed; the joys of eating ice cream for dinner and singing badly, \u003ci\u003eloudly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her raw and deeply relatable style, Sabrina reminds us to love our whole selves: you can't have joy without sorrow, and being anxious or depressed doesn't mean you can never be happy. In her words, \"Sometimes self-care is just surviving.\" And that's okay. Sabrina shows us that there's beauty and courage in that, too.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSabrina Benaim\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet, storyteller, and workshop facilitator. She is one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time: her videos have reached more than one hundred million people. In 2017, her debut collection, \u003ci\u003eDepression \u0026amp; Other Magic Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e, was a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, finishing just behind Rupi Kaur's \u003ci\u003eThe Sun and Her Flowers\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2020, she took part in the Heavy Hitters Festival alongside Ani DiFranco, Amber Tamblyn, and Mary Lambert. She lives in Toronto, Canada.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Plume Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50718058840338,"sku":"9780593185872","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3d7ff9e3-71ea-42b5-8890-392ddd582694.jpg?v=1734632847","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-love-you-call-me-back-poems-9780593185872","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}