Depression & Other Magic Tricks Contributor(s): Benaim, Sabrina (Author) |
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ISBN: 1943735204 ISBN-13: 9781943735204 Publisher: Button Poetry OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Poetry | Women Authors - Poetry | Canadian - Poetry | Subjects & Themes - Family |
Dewey: 811.6 |
Series: Button Poetry |
Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.30 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Cultural Region - Canadian - Topical - Family |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Depression & Other Magic Tricks is the debut book by Sabrina Benaim, one of the most-viewed performance poets of all time, whose poem "Explaining My Depression to My Mother" has become a cultural phenomenon with over 50,000,000 views. Depression & Other Magic Tricks explores themes of mental health, love, and family. It is a documentation of struggle and triumph, a celebration of daily life and of living. Andrea Gibson, author of Lord of the Butterflies writes "I read this book on a day I couldn't get out of bed and it made me feel like I had a friend in the world...Simply put, this book disappears loneliness." |
Contributor Bio(s): Benaim, Sabrina: - Sabrina Benaim is a writer, performance & teaching artist, whose home base is Toronto. She was a member of the Canadian championship-winning 2014 Toronto Poetry Slam team, & in 2015, she represented Toronto at the Women Of The World Poetry Slam. Sabrina has written poems for ESPNW, The Government of Canada, & most recently, made her Canadian television debut with Sport Chek, writing & voicing the third instalment of their #WhatItTakes Olympic Manifesto video series. Sabrina enjoys breaking down stigma, women who help women, & the Toronto Blue Jays. She will accept any invitation to dance. |