{"product_id":"haikep","title":"haiku at 5:38 a.m., by Emily Patterson","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 32 pages, from \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003ehaiku at 5:38 a.m.\u003c\/em\u003e, Emily Patterson renders a joyous and raw portrait of a woman’s postpartum experience. Featuring 24 poems—one for each hour of the day—the collection mirrors the characteristic unraveling of time during the earliest days, weeks, and months of new parenthood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach poem in this collection is marked by a candid tenderness, giving voice to fear and grief alongside delight. Through vivid fragments, Patterson creates a full portrayal—specific yet universal in its bearings. Poignant and accessible, \u003cem\u003ehaiku at 5:38 a.m.\u003c\/em\u003e offers a balm for the new parent, recognition for the seasoned one, and an invitation to revisit its words again and again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEmily Patterson (she\/her) is the author of \u003cem\u003eSo Much Tending Remains\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTo Bend and Braid\u003c\/em\u003e. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best Spiritual Literature and appears in \u003cem\u003eSWWIM\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSweet Lit\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCALYX\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNorth American Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRust \u0026amp; Moth\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSheila-Na-Gig\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003etiny wren\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMom Egg Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere. She was selected as a runner-up in the 2023 Sundress Publications Poetry Broadside Contest and as a finalist in the 2024 Sweet Lit Poetry Contest. Emily received her B.A. in English from Ohio Wesleyan University and her M.A. in Education from Ohio State University. She lives with her family in Columbus, Ohio and works as a curriculum designer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Emily Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":48995538764091,"sku":"HAIKEP","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":48995538796859,"sku":"HAIKEPe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/haikufront.png?v=1718566807","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/haikep","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}