{"product_id":"the-map-of-my-vanishing-by-richard-james","title":"The Map of My Vanishing by Richard James","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/0535\/4099\/files\/Screenshot2026-08-26at7.46.25AM.png?v=1787755634\" alt=\"\" width=\"112\" height=\"164\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e   \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e The Map of My   Vanishing \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e  James, Richard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.ingramspark.com\/b\/084?params=loK8IG9Jd8IWjIDYQOoLVxGg0975MCm9DSLbF3DBGqa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy Now\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/a.co\/d\/07I2RQVl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"\u003eBuy Ebook\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Map of My Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e came out of journals that Richard 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. 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. \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\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback • Ships in 3 days • Also available through Ingram. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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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