{"product_id":"myaprj","title":"My Apocrypha, by Rose Jenny","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 36 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\"\u003eQueer people must often do the emotional labor of reconciling with their respective pasts. This is especially true of those who grow up trapped in conservative Christian spaces. Nostalgia is not easily accessible to those who grow up repressed, those hoping to move somewhere more accepting. Embracing these revelations, \u003cem\u003eMy Apocrypha\u003c\/em\u003e attempts to spark a reconciliation that spurs forth a rewritten self-narrative.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoet Rose Jenny is not simply concerned with overlaying a glossy veneer. This is a chapbook full of blood, left over from self-flagellation as well as failed love affairs. This volume attempts to remix memory through formality as well as aesthetic deconstruction. Rose tries to mine her history while infusing Biblical storytelling until both become inextricably linked. Whether it is informed by addiction, mental illness, interpersonal estrangement, or theatrical performance, \u003cem\u003eMy Apocrypha\u003c\/em\u003e is ultimately a piece that points toward hope.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe have too many tragic endings. While this chapbook does not hide from such stories, it is not devoid of the queer future we hope for ourselves. We must project ourselves into tomorrow, and the only way forward is together. \u003cem\u003eMy Apocrypha\u003c\/em\u003e is an outstretched hand that waits for the reader to reach out and grasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRose Jenny is a trans writer\/performer based in Florida. Her work has been published in \u003cem\u003eSanta Fe Writers Project Quarterly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSouth Florida Poetry Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePensive Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003enew words {press}\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Athena Review\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Mule School of Southern Literature\u003c\/em\u003e. She holds a BA in English with a concentration in Creative Writing from University of South Florida. Additionally, she is the recipient of the 2021 Estelle J. Zbar Poetry Award. Rose is pursuing her MFA in Creative Writing at University of Miami.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rose Jenny","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":47999136006459,"sku":"MYAPRJ","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":47999136039227,"sku":"MYAPRJe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/apocryphafront.png?v=1710790084","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/myaprj","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}