{"product_id":"kaur-kelly-my-love-ishb","title":"[10\/15\/26] Kaur, Kelly: My Love is a Durian (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Calgary Press, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: October 15, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Love is a Durian\u003c\/em\u003e, Singapore and Canada twine and intertwine, the places adopted and left behind bunch and twist. Kelly Kaur leads readers through markets in Singapore and up mountainsides in Kananaskis. These poems enliven the senses, from the taste of durians eaten fresh to the chill of snow melting on the cheek, as they dance the insider-outsider dance\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Love is a Durian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseeks belonging without judgement, a place to rest, a place to work, and a place to grow. It shares the easy happiness of time with friends and family, the tension of coming of age, the fear and joy of making a life. These poems tangle with ideas of colour and race, freedom and acceptance. These are poems that reach out to readers to create empathy, connection.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy Love is a Durian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elifts up the voices that sing in the margins of the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45195766431767,"sku":"9781773857060","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/51W06cxeALL.jpg?v=1781824343","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/kaur-kelly-my-love-ishb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}