{"product_id":"hummnbi","title":"Hummingbirds and Cigarettes, by Nancy Byrne Iannucci","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 24 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\"\u003eOur world is full of contrasts.  Something as small as a hummingbird or butterfly can bring hope, beauty, and mystery, whereas something as small as a cigarette can destroy you and those around you. Love and hate, peace and chaos, nature and the artificial find their way into \u003cem\u003eHummingbirds and Cigarettes\u003c\/em\u003e.  Nature plays a big role overall in this collection of poetry.  The natural world’s hidden messages and deciphering its meaning tend to be a common theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAt the same time, these poems address the insecurities and complexities of human relationships.  Love and desire and the hope that these blissful parts of a bond will endure, which are often explained or shrouded in images of the natural world: the seasons, hummingbirds, butterflies, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo, come take a walk with me through my world, my poems, perhaps one or more will shake your soul.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNancy Byrne Iannucci is a Long Island, N.Y. native who currently lives in Troy, NY with her two cats: Nash and Emily Dickinson.  She is a school librarian and historian at Albany Academies. \u003cem\u003eSan Pedro River Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e34 Orchard\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDefenestration\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAllegro Poetry Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBending Genres\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mantle\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTypehouse Literary Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGlass: a Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e are some of the places you will find her. She is the author of three chapbooks, \u003cem\u003eTemptation of Wood\u003c\/em\u003e (Nixes Mate Review, 2018), \u003cem\u003eGoblin Fruit\u003c\/em\u003e (Impspired, 2021), and \u003cem\u003ePrimitive Prayer\u003c\/em\u003e (Plan B Press, fall 2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVisit her at www.nancybyrneiannucci.com  Instagram: @nancybyrneiannucci\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nancy Byrne Iannucci","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":48568147607867,"sku":"HUMMNBI","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":48568147640635,"sku":"HUMMNBIe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/hummingbirdsfront.png?v=1714332426","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/hummnbi","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}