Depression & Other Magic Tricks
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...
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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. Benaim's wit, empathy, and gift for language produce a work of endless wonder.
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781943735204 (1943735204)
ASIN: 1943735204
Publish date: 2017-08-22
Publisher: Button Poetry
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleThis book contains a variety of poems, many of which center around or are related to depression and anxiety. Some of my personal favorites include, "explaining depression to my mother a conversation", "the loneliest sweet potato", "minnows", and "follo...
I read this book in one sitting, even when I hadn't planned on reading much at all. I was just going to read a poem or two to see how I felt about the book. I was sucked right in. The poems are touching, heartbreaking, and hard to read at times, because I relate to them so much. The poem about expla...
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