{"product_id":"staying-right-here-9781638341000","title":"Staying Right Here","description":"\u003cb\u003eUsman Hameedi's debut collection, \u003ci\u003eStaying Right Here\u003c\/i\u003e, is a journey in finding home. Hameedi invites readers to bear witness to vignettes of joy and hardship as he navigates finding his place in America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an ode to Bodegas, an autobiography of his eyebrows, and elegies for lost friends, Hameedi's thematic metaphors for family, wellness, and American biases weave a literary tapestry. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReading Usman's work is like drinking a warm chai while watching the sunset in Brooklyn, or coming home to an aromatic Biryani. In his first poetry collection, Hameedi writes with an unmistakably unique voice that is not afraid of who he is. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Staying Right Here\u003c\/i\u003e is for those who have looked for themselves in the media and only seen a one-dimensional character staring back at them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Button Poetry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781638341000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.35w x 0.47d","brand":"Usman Hameedi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42824543699125,"sku":"9781638341000","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1c3f6aeb-b629-4a87-bf2c-5f1a190923e9.jpg?v=1680621098","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/staying-right-here-9781638341000","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}