A rebellion of care Poems & essays
Book - 2025
"Something isn't right. Every generation thinks that, but we have more cause than most. The way our society has been constructed is just not good for our bodies, nor our minds, nor our hearts. What possible chance do our souls have? Yet, amidst all of this, there is an unwavering desire to embrace life in all its facets. In his debut collection, popular Instagram writer David Gate inspires us to rally for what makes life worth living: creating art as a form of care, living beyond consumer impulse, loving our neighbors (even the odd ones), and more. This book invites readers to ponder the complexities of self, community, love, and resilience. Rejecting the notion that despair and positivity are our only available responses, Gate ur...ges readers to foster deep friendships that challenge social orders and embrace questions of meaning and purpose. For, in his words, "saying something true in a world awash with lies is the first act of rebellion.""--
| Location | Call Number | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd Floor New Shelf | 811.6/Gate | (NEW SHELF) | Due Jan 16, 2026 |
- Subjects
- Genres
- Poetry
Essays - Published
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New York, NY :
Convergent
[2025]
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xvi, 201 pages ; 20 cm
- ISBN
- 9780593602171
- An Introduction
- 1. A Rebellion of Care
- A Manifesto for a Rebellion of Care
- The Good We Can Imagine
- Joy Is an Act of Rebellion
- Commit to the Bit
- Don't Give Up on Yourself
- We Are Born Telling the Truth
- I Will Not Niche Myself
- Waste Your Life
- Stardust
- Stay Weird
- Less Panic, More Disco!
- Terraform
- It's All a Gift
- Time Is the Face in the Mirror
- 2. Human Becoming
- Twerk of Art
- Secretions (No Secrets)
- Good Skin(A Haiku)
- Pumice
- Body Language
- Old Layers
- Nonetheless
- Sorry (Not Sorry)
- Heatwave
- Wear Whatever
- The Wisdom of the Chronic
- Let Me Give You a Minute
- Bedfellows
- 3. Friendship Will Save Us
- Friendship Will Save Us
- Mutual Sanctuary
- Give Flowers
- Intentionality
- Prisms
- Never Stop Spamming the Timeline
- 360°
- So No One Told You Life Was Gonna Be This Way
- Drop Your Guard
- I Hope This Finds You Well
- Casper
- To Laugh with Old Friends
- In Memoriam
- Like Every Selfie
- 4. The Irrevocable Condition
- The Font
- I Told the Peonies About You
- Pallbearing
- Where the Light Is Good
- The Variable
- Dependents
- On Boundaries
- The Cat Has Gone
- Swear Jar
- Cherish These Years
- Michelangelo
- Playing Favorites
- Tell Me Again
- Cicadas
- Who Wears the Pants in Your Relationship ?
- Love Is an Observable Phenomenon
- Holy Mother
- Protection Racket
- You Got This
- Tell Me About Your Person
- I Still Get to Be Yours
- 5. I Pour Out the Contents of my Notes App in an attempt to create Connection
- 6. The Tree Remembers What the Axe Forgets
- The Problem of Happiness
- Today Is the Fourth of July
- It Takes a Village
- Email unto Others
- If Your Dream Only Includes You, It's Too Small
- Living Is Always This Instant
- In the Name of Convenience
- Trust Falls Are Easy
- Impotence
- World Series
- I Support the Troops
- Avocado Toast
- Insatiable
- Sheep & Goats
- This is Not a Race
- Optimistic
- Hope Is Nocturnal
- 7. Soft Fascination
- Soft Fascination
- Eat the Seasons
- A Lessening
- January
- You Must Believe in Spring
- Now and Not Yet
- Does a Tree Deserve to Grow?
- Curse These Minutes
- Clemency
- Embedded
- Indoorsy
- Rewilding
- Made of Stone
- Legacy
- Winter's Insistence
- 8. I Must Also Feel it as a Man
- Staying in Shape
- Men Are Conditioned
- Speak Freely
- Stay Strong
- Nomenclature
- I Want You to Know Where This Anger Comes From
- Sensitive Content
- I'm Still Singing
- You Are Not a Warrior. You Are a Beginner
- I am Not Your Cup of Tea
- Like Marrow
- Autobots & Decepticons
- Flower Power
- I Cannot Play It Cool
- I am a Promise I Have to Keep
- Some Nights I Don't Return
- A Real Shock
- Felt Cute
- Accommodation
- A Thousand Little Deaths
- Bittersweet
- The Goldfinch
- 9. Haunted & Exhausted
- A List of Spiritual Disciplines to Practice
- Love the One in Front of You
- Sabbath Rest
- They/Them
- Pipeline
- Inerrancy
- A Little Faith
- Fuck Your Starry Sky
- I Fear God
- What Hobby Lobby Won't Tell You
- Default Lines
- Vinegar
- Water into Wine
- Profanity Prayer
- Greater Love Has No Man
- Watermelon
- White Jesus Must Die
- Genesis
- This Would Be My Pleasure
- Of a Rainbow
- That Old Familiar Cage (or I Won't Go Back to Egypt)
- I Still Believe in Miracles
- God is Not in Control
- 10. Give us Back Our Lives
- Acknowledgments