{"product_id":"alonap","title":"Along the Home Roads, by Andy Perrin","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 pages, from \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndy Perrin’s debut chapbook, \u003cem\u003eAlong the Home Roads\u003c\/em\u003e, is a poetic exploration of the intersection of human emotion and the natural world. The poetry included in this collection is comprised of rich imagistic vignettes of moments in time, anchored to a sense of place within nature. The arc of this collection is embodied in the turning of four seasons, bridging one June to the following June. Each poem is a way station on a journey of discovery, and a deeper understanding of how our well-being is intertwined with the natural world. In deeply moving free verse, Perrin harnesses moments of enlightenment, loss, sorrow, grief and also healing, awe and profound joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe moments of inspiration for the twenty-five poems that comprise this collection were found along the roads and trails near Andy’s home in coastal southern Rhode Island (USA), where he lives with his wife and where they raised their two children. As an avid cyclist, Perrin spends a great deal of time riding along the coastal and inland roads and trails that begin at the end of his driveway. His writing largely grows from time spent being immersed in the nuances of all that nature offers from the fluid pace of his bicycle. Every draft of these poems  was shaped during those rolling meditations. In cycling parlance, the “home roads” of the title, are those roads which are ridden closest to home, and in fact, will always lead back home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhile many of the poems in this collection were born through a process of managing the grief associated with the sadness of loss, the underlying theme is one of strengthening and healing. Perrin hopes what the reader takes away from this collection of poems is that the natural world, just outside our doors, has the power and capacity to heal in powerful ways. The restorative capacity of nature and our ability to navigate the roads that wind through it are certainly at the core of our well-being. Please spend some time exploring this collection of poems and discovering what is to be found \u003cem\u003eAlong the Home Roads\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAndy Perrin is a cyclist, writer, photographer and history teacher from southern Rhode Island (USA), where he lives with his wife, and where they raised their two children. His poetry and photography have been published by a wide variety of journals and magazines including \u003cem\u003eBlack Bough Poetry\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eStanchion\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDoor Is A Jar\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eQuibble Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEast Ridge Review\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTiny Wren Lit\u003c\/em\u003e among others. Andy was the featured poet for \u003cem\u003eEast Ridge Review\u003c\/em\u003e in April 2024. He was nominated for a Best of the Net 2024 award in the category of art for his photography, as well as a 2024 Pushcart Prize for his poetry. \u003cem\u003eAlong the Home Roads\u003c\/em\u003e is his debut poetry collection. You can connect with Andy through Instagram @andyperrincycling \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Andy Perrin","offers":[{"title":"Print Chapbook","offer_id":49444274635067,"sku":"ALONAP","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":49444274667835,"sku":"ALONAPe","price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/roadfront.png?v=1725647686","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/alonap","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}