{"product_id":"_redtas","title":"The Red-Tail, by Adam Sarlan","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 40 pages, from \u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Red-Tail\u003c\/em\u003e collects seventeen different birds important to the poet’s life- bluejays, cormorants, geese, egrets, and gulls, among others. The poet finds a certain wisdom and friendship in these birds while studying their everyday habits and listening to their teachings. The poems in \u003cem\u003eThe Red-Tail\u003c\/em\u003e challenge us to sit with the birds, listen to and learn from their lessons, and continue to “rise to these trills \/ every morning with pleasure, \/ with joy for this simple life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThis debut chapbook also explores the idea of living a life “worth writing a chorus about” while mourning lost loved ones. The poet finds comfort and solace in nature amidst grief, and argues that to truly begin to live a life of happiness and self-acceptance after tragedy, one must connect with nature and “listen to her soft whispers of advice.” To live this new life, the poet asks the birds to guide him through this new reality with humility, optimism, and awe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eAdam Sarlan is an English major at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts. His poems and essays have appeared in \u003cem\u003eCape Cod Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWilderness House Literary Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHudson Valley Writers Guild\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Adam Sarlan","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50396487123259,"sku":"_REDTAS","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50396487156027,"sku":"_REDTASe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/red-tailfront.png?v=1750883493","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/_redtas","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}