{"product_id":"franje","title":"Francesca Dons Beatrice’s Cloak, by Jessie Epstein","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 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\"\u003eIn ancient Greek, there is a special word to describe the feeling between soulmates: \u003cem\u003ehomophrosyne\u003c\/em\u003e. It translates to “like-mindedness.” Homer employs it in \u003cem\u003eThe Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e to describe Penelope and Odysseus’ relationship – this idea that there is a mutual understanding between some lovers that equates almost to sharing a single mind, regardless of distance or obstacle. That they would know each other anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn the opening poem of this collection, we are introduced to Francesca, made famous in Dante’s \u003cem\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/em\u003e. In that work, she is condemned to hell for her passion for her lover, Paolo. This work asks: What if that trait was what got a girl into heaven? What if she followed Dante’s same geographical path, but in a landscape where True Love is God, Hell is Separation, and Heaven is Reunion? What would \u003cem\u003ethat\u003c\/em\u003e odyssey look like?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eIn this story, Francesca and her lover have been separated, and must journey through the underworld on separate but parallel paths. Can she, armed only with her belief in love – her innate sense of \u003cem\u003ehomophrosyne\u003c\/em\u003e – survive the underworld and beyond?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eJessie Epstein is a writer and actor, based out of Los Angeles and the Midwest. You can learn more about her work on her Substack (https:\/\/jessieepstein.substack.com) and website (https:\/\/www.jessiegepstein.com\/). She is rarely bored.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jessie Epstein","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50205450404155,"sku":"FRANJE","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50205450436923,"sku":"FRANJEe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/cloakfront.png?v=1744408809","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/franje","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}