{"product_id":"be-the-uplifter-sharmay-mitchell-9781739925703","title":"be the Uplifter: Positive Poems","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ebe the Uplifter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshingly positive poetry book, striking back against a world simmering in a cauldron of anxiety overload. Each poem is a sugar pill of optimism and hope, nullifying despair and reminding you that \"there is more of you in the cutting of the knife than the relenting of the bread\". \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSharmay Mitchell's beautifully self-illustrated, debut collection banishes self-doubt to the naughty step and pummels you, in the kindest way, with all the encouragement you deserve, inviting you to hold your head a little higher with each page turn. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are poems to hold close when the black dog is barking outside your door, poems to massage your emotional tendrils, poems to remind you what you are capable of, inviting you to unravel your knots of despondency and \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ebe the Uplifter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThemes of triumph and overcoming, resilience, peace, conviction, self love, friendship and finding or regaining one's vivacity are explored as part of this uplifting collection. Each numbered poem represents the day on which Mitchell wrote it during her consecutive daily writing challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExcerpt: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"936\u003cbr\u003ein the dark\u003cbr\u003eby random grab\u003cbr\u003ethe best of life\u003cbr\u003eyou try to nab\u003cbr\u003ethough it may not\u003cbr\u003ebe what you planned\u003cbr\u003ethe future lies\u003cbr\u003ewithin your hands\u003cbr\u003ebut if you can't\u003cbr\u003ereach what you need\u003cbr\u003eamong the stars\u003cbr\u003eyou must proceed\u003cbr\u003euntil you find\u003cbr\u003ewhat you desire\u003cbr\u003ejust persevere\u003cbr\u003eand never tire\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharmay Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173992570X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739925703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharmay Mitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d","brand":"Sharmay Mitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44567283302655,"sku":"9781739925703","price":15.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0eb5650d-c245-40f2-9604-97d4f447026a.jpg?v=1701376927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/be-the-uplifter-sharmay-mitchell-9781739925703","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}