{"product_id":"icoujg","title":"I Could Collect a Lake, by Jess Gersony","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 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 href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I drag my feet to the river \/ and I drag my river home”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Could Collect a Lake\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of what it means to be a water-body. What does it mean to collect water, for humans and plants? Is it consumption, but also the ability to hold? What is loss? This chapbook is a close study of interactions and water – their journeys, infinities, and entanglements.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGersony starts with a poem hydrologically exploring a queer relationship, and finishes with a poem investigating how plants cope with loss. In between, she explores specific aspects of plant-human-water intersections and parallels. With this work, she seeks to open up new empathies for the natural world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJess Gersony (she\/her) is a plant scientist, poet and educator exploring how humans relate to the earth. Her poetry has been published in \u003cem\u003eThe Sycamore Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBear Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eOff the Coast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Tide Rises\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWillows Wept Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and her scientific writing has been published in \u003cem\u003eNew Phytologist\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePlant, Cell and Environment\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePlant Physiology\u003c\/em\u003e. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Smith College where she runs the PLACE (PLant physiology, Art, and Community Engagement) Lab.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jess Gersony","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":45369362153787,"sku":"ICOUJG","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":45369362186555,"sku":"ICOUJGe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/lakefront.png?v=1697490270","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/icoujg","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}