{"id":983,"date":"2026-07-17T08:35:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/?page_id=983"},"modified":"2026-07-17T08:35:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:35:32","slug":"about-may-i-have-this-dance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/about-may-i-have-this-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"About May I Have This Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/May-I-Have-This-Dance-photo.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/May-I-Have-This-Dance-photo.png?resize=533%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"May I Have This Dance photo\" class=\"wp-image-369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/May-I-Have-This-Dance-photo.png?w=533&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/May-I-Have-This-Dance-photo.png?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mathieucailler.com\/staging\/7173\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/May-I-Have-This-Dance-photo.png?resize=267%2C400&amp;ssl=1 267w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">May I Have This Dance<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Published in 2017, Award-winning author, Mathieu Cailler extends his hands to readers in this collection of poetry that brings about the same dizziness and gratification of dancing the night away. 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