{"product_id":"there-is-still-love-here","title":"There is (still) Love Here","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is (still) love here\u003c\/span\u003e, the compelling new collection of poetry by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDean Atta\u003c\/span\u003e, is a personal and powerful exploration of relationships, love and loss, encompassing LGBTQ+ and Black history, Greek Cypriot heritage, pride and identity, dislocation and belonging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtta’s tender, precisely-crafted and generous poems seek consolation and affirmation. These are poems as an antidote for challenging times, whether facing prejudice or the challenges of the pandemic, experiencing grief or recovering from heartbreak. Here, we encounter blue feelings and homesickness, things lost in translation and the pressures of the many roles we play in life. We also find the recipes of home, gifts and giving, the togetherness of community and connection to help us to heal. There\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is\u003c\/span\u003e still love here - and journeys towards forgiveness, acceptance, queer joy and the power to unapologetically be yourself and fully embrace who you are. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePraise for There is (still) love here: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“These are direct, moving and passionate poems: Dean is a wonderful poet, who knows the weight and balance of each well chosen word.\"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– Andrew McMillan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Dean Atta is a poet of the finest order, a most tender, passionate and powerful voice, a light in the twenty-first century”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- Salena Godden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Dean Atta’s \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere is (still) love here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis filled with vulnerability and tenderness. It’s so openhearted and life-affirming. Whether he’s addressing his Greek Cypriot and Jamaican heritage, the LGBTQ+ experience, or any other subject that catches his eye, this book brims with agape – big love. These poems are a big yes to humanity and our survival.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e– Pascale Petit \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“These tender poems explore familial and romantic relationships with disarming frankness. Atta’s close attention to the ephemeral yields a navigation of the multiple identities he straddles, and ask important questions about race, manhood, queer identity, sexuality, and loss. Absence is a recurrent bassline underscoring Atta’s narratives, which plunder his social and cultural inner sanctum in the quest to reconcile fragility, vulnerability, and acceptance.”\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e–\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMalika Booker\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublication date: 8th September 2022\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eExtent: 72pp\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDCF: Poetry Collections\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"mobile-undersized-upper\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCover artwork by\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSanna Räsänen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Centrala Cafe \u0026 Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43219398590720,"sku":"","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/7904\/1197\/products\/ThereisstilllovehereCover.jpg?v=1667166661","url":"https:\/\/centrala-cafe-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/there-is-still-love-here","provider":"Centrala Cafe \u0026 Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}