{"product_id":"the-map-of-my-vanishing-by-richard-james","title":"The Map of My Vanishing by Richard James","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"border: 1px solid #DCDCDC; border-radius: 12px; padding: 15px; display: flex; width: 300px;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex: 45%; padding-right: 15px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/0535\/4099\/files\/Screenshot_2026-08-26_at_7.46.25_AM.png?v=1787755607\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"flex: 55%;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; font: normal normal bold 16px\/22px Open Sans; padding: 5px;\"\u003eThe Map of My Vanishing\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; font: italic normal normal 13px\/18px Open Sans; padding: 5px;\"\u003eJames, Richard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=KXu5xNakoBLWbvuVzyiVPCOaJpI6XUB8R0Jq2B3LtAJ\" style=\"background: #FEBE10 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box; border-radius: 8px; color: black; text-decoration: none; width: 163px; height: 34px; display: table-cell; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle; font: normal normal bold 16px\/22px Open Sans;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBuy Now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThese poems came out of journals that James kept over almost a decade, mostly between the ages of sixteen and twenty-five. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTogether, they tell the coming-of-age story of a boy who begins by wanting desperately to love the world, but gradually finding himself torn down by it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection moves through desire, queerness, class, shame, melancholy and the graceful or graceless ways we learn to survive ourselves. Some are angry, some are funny, most are tender, and as the collection's narrative moves forward - we watch our protagonist fall short in his pursuit of greatness, culminating to a final reckoning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is proof that British poets still have \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. That a young, queer voice will again secure a seat at the table. That poetry still has the power to break you, heal you, and leave you breathless. There is nothing like \u003cem\u003eThe Map of My Vanishing. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhat will never again be true.\u003cbr\u003eFace it, coward. The heaviness it stirs in you.\u003cbr\u003eRun it through your hands like rosary.\u003cbr\u003eStare at it; stare through it: compel it to its knees.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRichard James\u003c\/strong\u003e is a young, queer poet from London whose work blends raw confessionalism with lyrical precision. Writing at the intersection of longing, identity, and survival, James crafts poetry for thinkers, feelers, and dreamers. 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