{"product_id":"heavy-are-we-charlene-herrera-9798185885468","title":"Heavy Are We: a poetry collection","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHeavy is the weight of the people, the weight of the world\u003cbr\u003ea world worth living for, a world worth fighting for\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ea world people died for\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt is the weight we bear to carry it\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eo willingly, o valiantly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003etill the ends of the ends of the ends.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHeavy Are We\u003c\/b\u003e is a poetry collection about heartbreak, loneliness and isolation, finding a sense of purpose, but also of hope and struggle for a better future. It contains 24 poems, evoking fantastic elements, historical narratives, reimaginings, and even every day experience of what it is like being a Filipino community organizer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlene H\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and a queer Filipino community organizer based in the unceeded and unsurrended Algonquin Anishinaabe Territory, also called Ottawa, Ontario.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlene Herrera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185885468\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.14d","brand":"Charlene Herrera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997932925183,"sku":"9798185885468","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/heavy-are-we-charlene-herrera-9798185885468","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}