{"product_id":"caf-after-dawn-xiao-yan-9781951627058","title":"Café After Dawn: Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor Readers of Rupi Kaur and Courtney Peppernell, a Poetic Diary that Confronts and Meditates on Love, Hope, and Despair\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"There were two entrances to the caf , but I al­ways opted for the narrower one hidden in the shadows. I always chose the same table at the back of the little room to write my poems to you, day by day. Let the world around you fade, and close the door. Get rid of your rolling cigarettes. Yes, I'm writing this for you. Some beautiful things: warm nights after the rain, old books, tea in the afternoon, fresh laundry, and blurry moon. This might justify your life.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in the vein of today's young confessional poets, \u003ci\u003eCaf  after Dawn \u003c\/i\u003eis\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ea diary written in the form of poetry. Penned during the four years that Xiao Yan spent with her mother who was undergoing cancer treatment in New York, each poem is a reflection of her thoughts on existential crisis, universal truth, traumatized youth, death, romance, and the struggles between hope and despair in our modern society. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using the power of poetry and innovative visual design, as well as experiments on the connection between Eastern and Western culture, \u003ci\u003eCaf  after Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e unleashes a healing power that will set readers free from judgment, self-doubt, and anxiety.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Xiao Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1951627059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781951627058\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.90h x 3.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Xiao Yan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982729511167,"sku":"9781951627058","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43976b8f-459e-4eca-a20e-8411e0810815.jpg?v=1683262731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/caf-after-dawn-xiao-yan-9781951627058","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}