I Love You, Call Me Back
Author: Benaim, Sabrins
ISBN: 9780593185872
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 18 Jan 2022
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback / softback
B>From one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a poetry collection exploring themes of loneliness, anxiety and longing, while also celebrating the gifts that come with being alone--the chance to live on your own terms, to learn to love yourself without any distractions, and to become your own biggest champion./B>BR>BR>b>From 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/b>br> br> Sabrina Benaim, author of i>Depression Other Magic Tricks/i>, 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. br> br> Unfurling over the course of one month in 2020, in seventy-five original poems, i>I Love You, Call Me Back /i>grapples 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, i>loudly/i>. br> br> 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.
ISBN: 9780593185872
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Year first published: 18 Jan 2022
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback / softback
B>From one of the most-viewed spoken word poets of all time, a poetry collection exploring themes of loneliness, anxiety and longing, while also celebrating the gifts that come with being alone--the chance to live on your own terms, to learn to love yourself without any distractions, and to become your own biggest champion./B>BR>BR>b>From 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/b>br> br> Sabrina Benaim, author of i>Depression Other Magic Tricks/i>, 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. br> br> Unfurling over the course of one month in 2020, in seventy-five original poems, i>I Love You, Call Me Back /i>grapples 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, i>loudly/i>. br> br> 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.
