{"product_id":"somebody-give-this-heart-a-pen-9781536222968","title":"Somebody Give This Heart a Pen","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn a powerful debut, rising star Sophia Thakur brings her spoken word performance to the page. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe with yourself for a moment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBe yourself for a moment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAirplane mode everything but yourself for a moment.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom acclaimed performance poet Sophia Thakur comes a stirring collection of coming-of-age poems exploring issues of identity, difference, perseverance, relationships, fear, loss, and joy. From youth to school to family life to falling in love and falling back out again--the poems draw on the author's experience as a young mixed-race woman trying to make sense of a lonely and complicated world. With a strong narrative voice and emotional empathy, this is poetry that will resonate with all young people, whatever their background and whatever their dreams.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536222968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112","brand":"Sophia Thakur","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40793335038133,"sku":"9781536222968","price":6.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2843df79-8b69-4a4a-a497-705443283764.jpg?v=1629204664","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/somebody-give-this-heart-a-pen-9781536222968","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}