I love you, call me back : poems
by Benaim, Sabrina,
| Print Book 2021 |
| Available at 2 Libraries 2 of 4 copies |
Summary
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
Sabrina Benaim, author of Depression & Other Magic Tricks , 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.
Unfurling over the course of one month in 2020, in seventy-five original poems, I Love You, Call Me Back 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, loudly .
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.
Sabrina Benaim, author of Depression & Other Magic Tricks , 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.
Unfurling over the course of one month in 2020, in seventy-five original poems, I Love You, Call Me Back 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, loudly .
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.
Additional Information
| Subjects |
Anxiety
-- Poetry.
Panic attacks -- Poetry. Loneliness -- Poetry. Social isolation -- Poetry. Poetry. |
| Publisher | [New York, New York] :Plume,2021 |
| Language |
English |
| Description |
133 pages ; 21 cm |
| ISBN | 9780593185872 0593185870 |
| Other | Classic View |