{"product_id":"_chichv","title":"The Chicks of Last Year, by Heather Voraphongphibul","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 24 pages, from \u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chicks of Last Year \u003c\/em\u003eacknowledges the grief in growing up. Coming-of-age stories are equal parts wonder, excitement, fear, and loss; Voraphongphibul’s sharp imagery doesn’t shy away from any of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe descriptive world of each poem turns inward toward memories and loose philosophies. In “Takeway from Hibachi Fun Time,” the adult speaker’s current world of responsibility and “try-not-to-stain velvet work skirt” is overtaken by the memory of who she was with her childhood friend after “a taste of rice from a decade called Back When.” In “Who Ever Heard of a Princess in a Puffer Coat,” she is brought back to the wistful chills of trick-or-treating “with the October jaundice setting in.” Every minute detail is a journey through the juxtapositions of girlhood, thought, and time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eHeather Voraphongphibul is a poet and budding screenwriter based in Georgia. Her work has been featured in publications such as \u003cem\u003ePoetry Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eModern Haiku\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eShot Glass Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eNota Bene\u003c\/em\u003e. She holds a Master of Arts in Professional Writing from Kennesaw State University, where she also earned her Graduate Certificate in Creative Writing. She now teaches university-level English courses and spends her days marveling at the uniqueness and creativity in every student’s voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather Voraphongphibul","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":51551466094907,"sku":"_CHICHV","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":51551466127675,"sku":"_CHICHVe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/thechicks_cover.png?v=1786374340","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/_chichv","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}