{"product_id":"9781918605006-the-worlds-darling","title":"the world's darling","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sophomore pamphlet from a poet whose approach is full of conviction, urgency and the strange sap of living-sprung from South London but very much to a place beyond, surreal in its vault out of all terrain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebrave thing. pushing your spotless body\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom earth, awakening through that subconscious abyss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eto succumb to dumb death by human-crease. i'll keep you  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e    alive, darling, like i wash a mushroom.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003ci\u003ethe world’s darling\u003c\/i\u003e is a full moon cycle through mandisa apena’s inner sanctum. a pastoral moment-place. omens disguised as humans; desire and hopeless lust roam without leash; dream portals unfurl in the corner of childhood bedrooms. what is left at the end of nature’s kind tantrum? a sophomore pamphlet from a poet whose approach is full of conviction, urgency and the strange sap of living.’  \u003cb\u003eTice Cin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003emandisa apena\u003c\/b\u003e is one of my favourite writers ever. This pamphlet has helped me on my own journey towards healing, helped me understand the beauty and power of words, the complexities of womanhood, the pain and joy of existing. It reminds me what it means to be human, to feel, to cry, to laugh and then to cry again. Yes, the world is a cruel place, but mandisa makes it all look and feel so beautiful.’  \u003cb\u003eLola Young\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘These poems crackle with mischief and menace, tenderness and rage where dreams bruise into nightmares, and girlhood collapses into womanhood. They refuse the expected, finding music in survival; light where it has no business being. Strange, urgent, unforgettable. There is only one mandisa apena.’  \u003cb\u003eRachel Long\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Each of these poems is like a best friend I just made. A barista who invites me to their birthday party. A chatty stranger on a night bus who asks me in for a cup of tea. I’m honoured each poem trusts me with its organic self so soon, its vulnerability and alchemy.’  \u003cb\u003eKareem Parkins-Brown\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58974267900278,"sku":"9781918605006","price":8.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43640751.jpg?v=1791868084","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781918605006-the-worlds-darling","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}