{"product_id":"kafksmf","title":"kafka in the snow, by s.m. foran","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 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\"\u003eThe poems in this collection feature a series of simple life moments which the poet explores with unexpected depth and tenderness. Readers will discover humorous observations about everyday encounters, as well as profound expressions of philosophical insight regarding family, friends, nature, and books.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eThe passing of time and moments of quiet reflection appear as the two golden threads that link these poems together, providing a reading experience that is sure to delight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003es.m. foran has a Master of Arts in English and a Ph.D. in Mythological Studies and has been teaching literature and creative writing for almost thirty years. He currently works at Montreat College in North Carolina and lives in Black Mountain with his wife and two sons. He has had poems and short stories appear in a wide variety of literary publications, including \u003cem\u003eCarmina Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArboreal Literary Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEuphony Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMetonym\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBetween\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePortfolio North\u003c\/em\u003e. His most recent chapbooks, \u003cem\u003ea reader’s miscellany\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ethe blue door\u003c\/em\u003e, were published with Bottlecap Press in 2024 and 2025. His full-length collection, \u003cem\u003emad as birds\u003c\/em\u003e, will be published by Norncrafts in March 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"s. m. foran","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":50919720124731,"sku":"KAFKSMF","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":50919720157499,"sku":"KAFKSMFe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/kafkafront.png?v=1768573255","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/kafksmf","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}